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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"03-25-14-vick-smith-number-tmzsports\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/03/25/03-25-14-vick-smith-number-tmzsports-5.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mike Vick&lt;/strong&gt; tells &lt;strong&gt;TMZ Sports&lt;/strong&gt; ... he will not fight to wear #7 on his jersey during his stint with the NY Jets -- and says it's all out of respect for &lt;strong&gt;Geno Smith&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We broke the story ... Vick is &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/21/michael-vick-jersey-number-7-geno-smith-new-york-jets-negotiation/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;very passionate about wearing #7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; -- the same number he's worn from high school to Virginia Tech and on both NFL teams he's played for.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Mike says, \"I want to pick a new number for the Jets, Number 7 is Geno's number.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources close to Vick tell us ... he has a lot of respect for the younger QB and doesn't want any drama that could possibly divide the team and believes giving up #7 shows that he's a mature and capable leader.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vick says he hasn't decided which number he'll rock for Gang Green -- but tells us, \"I am open to suggestions.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/11/16/4149-michael-vick-footballin/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0321_michael_vick_footballin_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/03/21/0321-michael-vick-footballin-footer-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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