As ESPN tells it, Wong was not the savior she first appeared to be, reportedly removing up to $900,000 from Vick’s various accounts without his knowledge. Eventually, Vick learned that Wong had been legally barred from working with companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange due to her alleged past deceitful tactics.

It wouldn’t be the last time Vick was swindled by someone he trusted. While in prison, Vick reached out to a would-be financial management expert named David Talbot, who, in reality, was actually a med school grad with no significant financial expertise, reports ESPN. Talbot gave himself a $15,000-a-month salary to manage Vick’s affairs, used $35,000 to cover expenses while doing so, and took one of Vick’s $85,000 Mercedes for his personal use.

Incredibly, another huge financial boondoggle for Vick began before he was even in the NFL. Anticipating his value going into the draft, Vick cut a deal with a sports marketing firm, a deal that would also prove disastrous. The agreement locked Vick into giving the firm a 25 percent cut of his future endorsement earnings — a figure ESPN called “astounding.” When Vick sought out a better deal, the marketing firm alleged a breach of contract and took Vick to court. Eventually, that $4.5 million judgement is what would force Vick into bankruptcy. In 2009 and 2010, Vick was also ordered to pay various creditors more than $3 million over defaulted loans for several failed businesses in which Vick had invested.