Former Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick has been released from prison, Federal Bureau of Prisons tells CNN. www.cnn.com
great news (well I guess thats open for interpritation) but Im happy he is out and hopefully will be a wide out for us in the future. Let the arguing begin
A WR? Plus him playing in the NY market. Not going to happen. When did he ever play WR. There is more to it then just speed.
He clearly should not have gone to jail in the first place. I would be very happy if the Jets signed him.
???? Are you for real shouldn't have gone to jail? Its bad enough how many players don't go to jail for the shit they do. Are you saying less should go in? If anyone signs him i'm betting on a UFL team.
What he was doing was illegal, and he got caught. If dogfighting is deemed legal then I would agree. I guess his so called friends should not have turned on him. But we all know who had the money and property to finance such an operation. What is so hard to understand about it?
And you are a judge? Lol What has your contribution been to our society? Animals have there place but it is obvious you don't know much about being a human.
Before he answers, let's hear what your contribution has been, since you seem to think yourself superior enough to question his judgment.
If Michael Vick returned, locker room wouldn't feel big distraction http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/05/20/vick/index.html Michael Vick's reception when he first walks back into an NFL locker room should be the least of a team's worries if they are looking to sign him. That's because football players are a very forgiving bunch. For the most part, they are apathetic to a teammate's off-field transgressions because so much of being a professional athlete is taking care of your own personal business, both on and off the field. The priority is on taking care of one's career so one can provide for one's family. The problems of another player are simply not a concern. The one exception is if a player did things that directly hurt the team or his teammates. Those are the type of things that concern players much more than the harm or negative attention that delinquent players bring on themselves. The stuff off the field, like domestic abuse or steroids, would not affect most players in the locker room other than frustration if the player misses games as a result. I played on teams with guys who were blatant with their infidelity in the hotel the night before games. I find that behavior disgusting and reprehensible, but ultimately it didn't really affect my life. I, like most players, would feel a lot more animosity and frustration with a player who refused to play through a small injury or who cost us a victory because he made a series of mental mistakes in the game due to his lack of preparation. Win and losses had a direct impact on my life, especially if they led to a coaching change at some point, whereas a guy choosing to be unfaithful did not. There is a school of thought that Vick's mere presence on a roster, and the media frenzy that would follow, would be enough to cause a distraction for a team that could otherwise focus on the task at hand. The argument can be made that as long as a player is answering questions about Vick, he is not working on his craft. Some will point to the New York Giants' faltering down the stretch of the 2008 season after Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself as evidence of a player's off-field incident hurting the team. But how much of the Giants' slide was simply a result of Burress not being on the field playing? NFL players are conditioned to have stock answers ready for the tough questions they know are going to be asked. They have a solid understanding of what to say and what not to say. The likelihood of a player speaking out against the signing or Vick's reinstatement is less than zero because once the transaction has been made and the front office has gone in that direction, the player really has no choice but to support it. At that point a player would be foolish to speak out against it, even if he did have negative feelings. Taking a stance against management's decision would only serve to adversely affect that individual's career, and nobody is going to take that chance. There are players in Buffalo who are less than thrilled about the acquisition of Terrell Owens or the trade of Jason Peters, but you won't hear any of them say that publicly because it behooves them to keep those feelings private. My guess is the same would happen with Vick.
