Marcus Vick

About Marcus Vick

Marcus Deon Vick (born March 20, 1984 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback and wide receiver. He was with the Miami Dolphins for one season, but is currently a free agent. He is the younger brother of suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who also began playing high school football in Newport News Public Schools.

Marcus Deon Vick was born to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddie on March 20, 1984, in Newport News, Virginia. His parents married about a year later, by which time they had four children, Christina (Marcus's older sister), Michael (Marcus's older brother), Mikail (Marcus's younger brother), and Courtney (Marcus's younger sister). After their parents wed, the children elected to continue to use their mother's name as their surname.[citation needed]

The children grew up living in Ridley Circle, a public housing project in the financially depressed and crime-ridden East End neighborhood of Newport News not far from the massive Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard and local coal piers. During his younger years, his father, Michael Boddie, had a job which required a lot of travel.[citation needed] Their mother, Brenda, worked relatively low wage service jobs that included driving a school bus as well as a position at a local K-Mart.[citation needed]