Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has partnered with BET to star in an eight-part "docu-series" scheduled to air early next year, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The show, tentatively titled "The Michael Vick Project," focuses on his comeback with the Eagles, as well as examining his past, from childhood to his 2007 conviction for running a dogfighting ring.
"I just want people to really get to know me as an individual," Vick told the Times. "What I want to do is change the perception of me. I am a human being. I've made some mistakes in the past, and I wish it had never happened. But it's not about how you fall, but about how you pick yourself up."
Producers of the project are DuBose Entertainment; Vick's production company, MV7 Productions; and Category 5 Entertainment. No one associated with the production would comment to the Times on how much Vick would be paid.
"We've heard the results, but we have not seen the process of how Michael got to where he was," executive producer James DuBose told the newspaper. "This is the raw storytelling of what happened, why and how."
Producers said the tone of the show would be serious and somber and include visits to the federal prison in Leavenworth and the Virginia property that was home to the dogfighting ring.
BET entertainment chief Loretha Jones told the Times that she reached out to Vick several months ago when he was being released from prison. "It's important for us to capture this important moment to see what someone does when they have the opportunity to rebuild themselves," Jones said. "It might serve as a road map for young men facing the same challenge."
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