Michael Vick Has Fallen 'In Love' With Hobby He Picked Up In Prison

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"I was always intrigued about it, all the pieces on the board and a lot to learn," Vick said. "A friend of mine and I, we spent like three months learning how to play it. We took a three-month course on how to play it. After that, he was telling me I was ready to go. That's kind of how I fell in love with it."

"I wish I could play more," the four-time Pro Bowler admitted. "Being able to get on the Chess.com app got me back into it. Whenever I'm traveling or moving around, I'm trying to play it and find a way to challenge myself. I love chess, man. I really do."

"It's hard to say [which is harder]. It takes a while to put together a playbook. When you can play the game and be confident and out-do the opponent — I feel like playing quarterback is like playing chess. All the thinking and trying to beat the defense."

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