Michael Vick Reinstated

Michael Vick reinstated by NFL

(AP) – 9 minutes ago

NEW YORK — Michael Vick has been conditionally reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Vick can participate without delay in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find a team that will sign him.

Once the season begins, Vick may participate in all team activities other than games, but could play as soon as October.

Goodell called a news conference for late Monday afternoon.



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Only the most desperate of teams would even consider signing Vick. He's poison and will bring all kinds of trouble with him. American's love their animals and will not forget what he did.

What he did was bad, but he's done his time and he should get on with his life. We need to learn to forgive people and not hold a mistake against them for life. He deserves a second chance if he has changed.

A second chance? Why? Playing professional sports is a privilege and if you do what Vick did, or abuse your girlfriend/wife, then you should get a lifetime ban. You don't deserve a second chance if you commit a serious offense. There are a lot of jobs that won't hire convicted felons. Why should pro sports be any different? Besides that, Vick was a mediocre quarterback. He could scramble like crazy, but his passing skills were worse than some back up QB's.

If you can drive drunk, crash in a river & leave a woman to drown then serve the rest of your life as a US Senator then anything is possible.

If it's ok to be caught smoking crack with a hooker in a motel room and still get re-elected mayor, then hey.

Nobody has to hire Michael Vick. Nobody has to go watch him play.

I'm the hanging judge and I think the NFL doesn't need felons like Vick or Ray Lewis. Avoid committing a felony; is that so difficult?

This is a touchy subject for me. I am all for believing that people can change. But if you ask me, wouldn't someone who is remorseful for animal abuse be too embarassed to be in the public eye? I would understand if he wanted to play in charity games, where the money went towards preventing animal abuse, but to go out and say, "I've done my time. Now let me make my millions" is ludicrous. The animals he had murdered weren't given second chances.

What's this crap about "everybody" deserves a second chance? Some people don't. He tortured animals for fun. I'm not sure any team would take him, fearing a backlash. Maybe if he truly changes and is actually sorry about what he did to those animals, I might consider changing my mind but the fact of the matter is that Vick didn't think anything was wrong with animal abuse. He hasn't changed enough, in my opinion.

Someone will take him. We're Americans - we like our priorities out of whack. If that wasn't true, the NFL - and all "professional sports" for that matter - wouldn't be the money making scam that it is today.

I stopped watching football when Cleveland lost their team to come here to become the Ravens. Cleveland fans thouroughly backed their team, cramming the stadium every Sunday, something that couldn't be said for most teams. But money rules and Cleveland lost their team. We have to make multi-millionaires out of people that play a game - when they play. They can sit on the bench with a hangnail and still get paid. I wish I had that guarantee. Whenever I've been out of work for an injury or illness, the best I've gotten is half pay.

All that to say, yeah, someone will take him. It doesn't matter how you represent yourself - it's all about the money. We want to be entertained and we don't care what the cost is.

he has accepted the fact that he did a horrible thing and that his life will never be the same

he did a really really bad thing - and hasnt done anything to rid the world of cruel animal treatment.

unfortunately, he may have to lead a difficult financial life - he actions serve as a deterrent to others that may do really bad things - if he gets a nice football contract, then where is the lesson to be learned.

DYasha wrote:

I'd like to give the guy a break, but the truth is I think the only thing he's sorry about is getting caught. My family always had one or two dogs and they were always dogs that nobody else wanted. They were always treated as equal members of our family. They slept in our beds with us, went on trips with us, and were included in everything we did. I love dogs and what Vick did makes me sick.

"Oh, give him a break. He's suffered enough." I wonder if Michael Vick ever said that about one of the dogs he had killed? We're talking about a millionaire pro athlete and really he only has himself to blame for losing everything. I have zero sympathy for him.

While what he did was pretty bad, his punishment was quite severe. Just a few days in jail is bad enough. I couldn't imagine more than 30 days, and this man lost his career as well.

I think his punishment for the dogs was rather severe. I don't think it's asking too much for professional athletes not to torture fido to death. If you do, you're gone.

jimineez1 wrote:

Maybe he should have thought of that before torturing and killing those dogs? He's not sorry about it for a second. As already pointed out, he's only sorry for being caught. He'd still be doing it if he wasnt.

I understand he was picked up by the Eagles. I guess they'll also need to hire extra security at game time. The boo's he and the entire Eagle organization are going to recieve the first time he steps back on the field are going to be quite the spectacle. The NFL should enjoy its ratings that day. Hell, they may even give Vik a bonus for that. They'll also further cement the fact that the NFL doesnt care what form of scumbag a player is. If you got game, we want you.

Someone stated how he should be too embarrassed to step back in to the public eye. How many $millions$ would we take for enduring public humility? Vik couldnt care less what people think. Time to get rich again! The negative crowd reaction upon his return will be as meaningful to him as the dogs he slayed. His loyalty to any team will be the same, just as he proved to the Falcons, taking their starting QB out of the game for being a dumbass.