Upset that his reputation as a psychopathic dog fighter has overshadowed his zest for transmitting genital herpes to unsuspecting women, embattled quarterback Michael Vick has signed on to star in a reality program designed to show his true personality.

“I want my fans to know the real me,” said the star of the upcoming The Michael Vick Project. “The guy who goes by the name of Ron Mexico and knowingly transmits an incurable venereal disease.”

“Ron Mexico” was the alias used by Vick when getting diagnosed for the STD, and is a persona he plans to bring back every week on BET.

“Long before I was ever building rape stations for my dogs, I was spreading herpes to unsuspecting women,” recalled a proud Vick, who faced charges in 2005 after adding another woman to his herpes tally. “Now I’ll be spreading it for a national audience. That’s how Ron Mexico do.”

While being the epicenter of a herpes outbreak is a dubious distinction, BET executives supported their new star, feeling that in comparison to the dog fighting ring, it’s “really not that bad.”

“It’s not like I set up rape stations for the women,” Vick assured BET. “I just told all the girls that I had an invisible condom. A bumpy, invisible condom.” “