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Michael Vick's prison cell may soon be more of a home than his mother has -- and it's all his fault.

Recent bankruptcy docs show Vick can't afford to pay the $4700/month mortgage payments for his mother's Suffolk home -- and he's hired a local realtor in Virginia to try to sell off the property.

To make matters worse, his mom, Brenda Boddie, won't earn her $100K income anymore -- because she works for Michael's company, which now is kaput.

The home is one of several Vick bought when he blew through more than $18 mil over a couple of years.

Our boys at Brahsome.com unearthed a few soaking wet photos of the Jacksonville Jags QB letting out his inner party animal (and a whole lotta perspiration) at a wedding back in July.

Vegas sports agent Perry Rogers, who repped Steffi's husband Andre for years and was childhood pals with him as well, has taken Steffi to court -- the kind without white lines.

According to the suit, Rogers also repped Steffi, helping her pull in $20 mil. In return, he says he got stiffed. Now he's asking for more than $50,000 in commissions.

Plaxico Burress had reason to be worried about having his bling lifted –- but he still never got a legal gun in NY.

Burress had hundreds of thousands of dollars of jewelry lifted from his Florida home back in June 2007, reports the New York Post, and cops arrested burglars when they tried to steal $63K from his Pittsburgh home. Plax got a gun permit in Florida, but it had expired well before last week's self-shooting.

Burress hasn't yet applied for a gun permit in New York or New Jersey.

Sometimes the day you report to jail can be the busiest shopping day of all.

Records now show that Falcons former quarterback Michael Vick blew through a staggering $201,840 on the day he reported to jail on felony dog fighting charges, according to AJC.com.

His "To Do List" that day looked something like this:

Buy new Mercedes -- $99,000
Cash Checks laying around house -- $24,900
Give money to mom of my oldest kid -- $28,000
Give "friend" some money -- $16,000
Misc. last minute impulse buys -- $10,940
Bunch of money to PR firm -- $23,000
NOTE: Find out what "PR" stands for.

The golden rule in the mafia is "never tell the cops anything" -- and now it looks like the NFL has it's own silent code of ethics concerning "the man."

In the wake of football felons such as Michael Vick, and the ongoing Plaxico Burress gun-foolery, word is starting to slip that the NFL doesn't want their stars going to the cops if they get into trouble.

"If the police intervene, don't tell your story," Stefan Fatsis writes in his book, "A Few Seconds of Panic" -- which is blowing the lid off the NFL's culture of silence.

Most teams employ at least one "security guy," and send a clear signal to players to call that go-to guy, even before cops, according to the NY Post.

Seeing as how Plaxico became the seventh Giant to have a run-in with the law this year -- we're wondering how much stuff goes on that we'll never know about.

A law enforcement source says Antonio "almost had a heart attack when the gun went off and he realized what happened," according to the Daily News.

The source says Pierce apparently met with authorities for a full week after the incident, and that Pierce was "Very forthright ... He said he didn't know in advance about the gun."

Meanwhile NYC Mayor Bloomberg isn't impressed with Burress' claims of innocence and stated, "You carry a loaded gun, you go to the slammer for 3-1/2 years." Next week, investigators will talk to Dr. Josyann Abisaab, who failed to report the incident to police after treating Burress.

Blount was charged yesterday with picking up eleven pounds of marijuana in Ohio Thursday. Police say Blount picked up the package from one location and deputies followed him to his home where they found and confiscated approximately an additional 18 pounds of Marijuana, $29,500 in cash and three guns.

Blount was charged with felony drug possession and has since been released on bond.

Hockey hothead Sean Avery is scrambling to make up for the foul comments he made about his ex girlfriend, Elisha Cuthbert, by releasing this apology:

"I would like to sincerely apologize for my off-color remarks to the press yesterday from Calgary.

"I should not have made those comments and I recognize that they were inappropriate. It was a bad attempt to build excitement for the game, but I am now acutely aware of how hurtful my actions were. I caused unnecessary embarrassment to my peers as well as people I have been close with in the past.

Talk about a blindside hit: Antonio Pierce is going to sing to a grand jury about teammate Plaxico Burress' gun and could seal the deal against Burress.

His lawyer says he'll cooperate if the DA asks him to talk to a grand jury, and Pierce will meet with investigators in the DA's office "in the next few days." In exchange for his testimony, according to the New York Post, he will most likely get a pass on any concealment or conspiracy charges. Pierce's first call after the shooting, apparently, was to a Giants trainer.

Meanwhile, the Giants are taking heat for waiting almost eight hours after the incident, according to their own timeline, before they called cops.

The NHL suspended hockey's most hated player, Sean Avery, for talking trash to the new player dating his ex girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert.

Here's the deal -- Cuthbert's new boyfriend, Dion Phaneuf, plays for the Calgary Flames -- and during a practice session in Calgary today, Avery got the media's attention and said the following:

"I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about. Enjoy the game tonight."

In a lawsuit filed yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court, the multiple Olympic medalist claims a tanning salon company in Florida used her likeness without permission, posting her picture on their website "to create the impression that Beard endorses ProSun products." Beard is asking for unspecified damages.

Now that Plaxico Burress has been charged, the focus of New York cops is squarely on his teammate Antonio Pierce.

The linebacker's SUV was impounded by the NYPD yesterday to look for blood and gunpowder residue that might be inside, reports the New York Post. What's more, he didn't meet with cops for a second consecutive day, though his lawyer says he will.

Meanwhile, the doctor who treated Plax's bullet wound without calling the cops is Dr. Josyann Abisaab, who doesn't work directly for New York-Cornell Hospital but is affiliated with it. The Post reports she was summoned from home in the middle of the night to treat Burress.

TMZ has learned the New York State Department of Health has launched an investigation to determine if the hospital that treated Plaxico Burress engaged in a conspiracy to hide information.

The Department of Health -- which licenses New York-Cornell Hospital -- began its investigation after reports that hospital workers failed to report the gunshot wound, as required by New York law.

According to state law, failing to report a gunshot injury to cops is a Class A misdemeanor.

UPDATE: New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital has suspended the person who didn't call the NYPD immediately, and the hospital admits not reporting a gunshot wound is a violation not just of their own policy, but of the law as well.