FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Michael Vick became the richest player in the NFL, signing a 10-year, $130 million contract extension with Atlanta that guarantees him an NFL-record $37 million in bonuses.

Vick's contract surpasses the $98 million deal Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning signed in March - although Manning's contract is for seven years. Manning was guaranteed $34.5 million in bonuses.

The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2001, Vick has a 24-12-1 career record. He is 14-4 since returning from a broken ankle last year, and this season led the Falcons to just the third division title in franchise history.

NEW YORK - Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart was named The Associated Press player of the year after guiding the top-ranked Trojans to the BCS national title game.Leinart, the Heisman Trophy winner, has completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,990 yards and 28 touchdowns this season. USC will play in the Orange Bowl against No. 2 Oklahoma and last year's AP player of the year and Heisman winner, Jason White.The AP player of the year voting was closer than this season's Heisman balloting, but the final order was similar. White and his freshman teammate, Adrian Peterson, finished tied for second. USC tailback Reggie Bush was fourth, followed by Utah quarterback Alex Smith.In the Heisman balloting, Leinart easily beat out Peterson, who took second by a slim margin over White. Smith was fourth and Bush fifth.

NEW YORK - Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal can play against Detroit on Christmas after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to reduce the forward's suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.The union asked Daniels to temporarily uphold an arbitrator's decision Wednesday to knock 10 games off a 25-game suspension imposed on O'Neal by NBA commissioner David Stern. Ron Artest's season-long suspension and the suspensions of two other Indiana players were upheld.The league did not participate in the arbitration, contending the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the union leaves punishment for on-the-court behavior solely in Stern's hands.

NEW YORK - Players on the U.S. soccer team made a new proposal that the U.S. Soccer Federation called inadequate, and it remains uncertain whether untested players will be used instead of the regulars for a World Cup qualifier in February.Players made a new proposal Monday, union head Mark Levinstein said, but it wasn't to the liking of the USSF, soccer's governing body in the United States.USSF spokesman Jim Moorhouse said that his organization calculated the union plan at a 108 percent increase, saying players on the national team earned $10.4 million from 1999-2002 and are asking for $22 million. Moorhouse said management's latest proposal would earn players $14.4 million.Levinstein said that while the USSF states it is offering a 38 percent rise, it really is 19 percent or less because management won't apply any increase to games played in 2003 and 2004. He also said management's figures were based on the Americans advancing to the World Cup semifinals.The USSF says that if a new contract is not agreed to by Feb. 1, it will use players who are not members of the union for the Americans' opener in the final round of World Cup qualifying.