Michael Vick is out of jail, back in the NFL, and coming to BET. The former #1 draft pick and present third-string quarterback will be featured in a BET docu-series tentatively titled “The Michael Vick Project.”

“I just want people to really get to know me as an individual,” Vick said last week in an interview from his home in Philadelphia. “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.” [...]

That may be difficult. Officials with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals expressed skepticism about the project. “People who abuse animals don’t deserve to be rewarded,” said PETA spokesman Dan Shannon. “They shouldn’t be given multimillion-dollar contracts… or given the privilege of being a role model. [LA Times]

Man, it’s amazing the way PETA can always make me side with whatever they don’t like. And I like animals. If they’re wearing clothes. About the only thing PETA and I can agree to hate is Jay Leno. They don’t like the way he supports Chicken McNuggets, and I don’t like the way he causes cancer and runs over children with his vintage cars. Probably. I admit, I’m just guessing about the cancer thing.

Disgraced NFL quarterback/convicted dogfighter Michael Vick is due for release from federal prison in July, and he is reportedly in talks with various producers about leaving the hoosegow and walking directly into a reality show.

The proposed docu-series would follow Vick starting July 20, the day of his scheduled release from federal custody, and show him trying to “make amends for his past.” [...]

His attorneys…  told a judge this month at a bankruptcy hearing that Vick has agreed to a “television documentary deal” that will pay him $600,000. That amount is only the tip of what Vick is asking for, however. He wants a high dollar figure for his participation in the show, plus really needs the cash; he reportedly owes millions to creditors.

Another question is which network would be tempted by a Vick reality show. Insiders place bets on A&E and Spike TV as likely first stops. “It sure won’t be on Animal Planet,” more than one source quipped.

Ooohhhh, burn.  Great quotes from TV insiders Zing Crosby and Zingo Starr.  You see, Animal Planet is all about liking animals, and Michael Vick killed dogs.  It’s funny because they stated the obvious.