Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell on Monday. He could participate in regular-season games as early as October.
Vick can immediately take part 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. A number of teams have already said they would not.
Once the season begins, Vick may participate in all team activities except games, and Goodell said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by Week 6 (Oct. 18-19) at the latest.
Goodell suspended Vick indefinitely in August 2007 after the former Atlanta 
“I accept that you are sincere when you say that you want to, and will, turn your life around, and that you intend to be a positive role model for others,” Goodell said in his letter to Vick. “I am prepared to offer you that opportunity. Whether you succeed is entirely in your hands.”
“Needless to say, your margin for error is extremely limited,” the letter said. “I urge you to take full advantage of the resources available to support you and to dedicate yourself to rebuilding your life and your career. If you do this, the NFL will support you.”
Goodell said he spoke to numerous current and former players and coaches as he weighed his decision and that the responses were “very mixed.”
“I do recognize that some will never forgive him for what he did,” Goodell said. “I hope that the public will have a chance to understand his position as I have.”
Vick, once the highest-paid player in the league, said he was grateful for a second chance.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to commissioner Goodell for allowing me to be readmitted to the National Football League,” Vick said in a statement released by his agent, Joel Segal. “I fully understand that playing football in the NFL is a privilege, not a right, and I am truly thankful for the opportunity I have been given.
“As you can imagine, the last two years have given me time to re-evaluate my life, mature as an individual and fully understand the terrible mistakes I have made in the past and what type of life I must lead moving forward,” he said.
The announcement came after a busy first week of freedom for Vick, who met with union leaders and Goodell on consecutive days last week. His 23-month federal sentence ended when an electronic monitor was removed from his ankle on July 20 at his home in Hampton, Va.
He met with DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, last Tuesday and, on Wednesday, he sat down with Goodell at a security firm in Allendale, N.J.
WTF he says this above, “As you can imagine, the last two years have given me time to re-evaluate my life, mature as an individual and fully understand the terrible mistakes I have made in the past and what type of life I must lead moving forward,” he said.
Now what he really means when he says "terrible mistakes" is that he is sorry he got caught. and the part about what type of life he must lead, yeah that means he will be more sneaky with what ever he does in the future. time will tell. but when you can do this, PROBABLE CAUSE--
“In or about April 2007, PEACE, PHILLIPS, and VICK executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in ‘testing’ sessions … by various methods, including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground.”
April 25, 2007 The State Investigation
When Davon Boddie, Vick’s cousin, was arrested on drug charges, he gave Vick's property as his address. Surry County authorities searching the property found probable cause to obtain a second search warrant for animal cruelty/dogfighting. Police discovered:
- approximately 54 dogs, mostly pitbulls, some with scars and injuries; most were underfed
- about half of the dogs were chained to car axles and just out of reach of each other, a typical arrangement for fighting dogs
- a blood-stained fighting area
- animal training and breeding equipment, including a “rape stand”, a device in which a female dog who is too aggressive to submit to males for breeding is strapped down with her head in a restraint
- a “break” or “parting” stick, used to pry open fighting dogs' mouths during fights
- treadmills and “slat mills” used to condition fighting dogs
- assorted paperwork documenting involvement in animal fighting ventures
- performance-enhancing drugs commonly used to increase the fighting potential in dogs, as well as to keep injured dogs fighting longer.
DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD NOW MAKE MILLIONS TO PLAY FOOTBALL? either in the cfl, or nfl? anyone want a copy of the Federal Indictment then ask and I will email you a copy. or find it at the above link....
WHAT DO YOU THINK, send me a comment.
this sucks! I hope nobody picks him up.
ReplyDeleteHe'll find a team. I'm very sorry but sure of it. Many folks I know if rescue are "boycotting" the NFL if he gets picked up. Only trouble there is it takes many eople to make a difference on that scale. The whole thing is horrible.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd like to put him in his "rape stand" and have a go at him with the rough end of a broom handle.
ReplyDeleteSorry....I loathe the assbag and can get pretty ummmm...passionate with my answers.
~vk~
STD, they will and i will despise that team....
ReplyDeleteLilli, which is why I am not going to be able to do anything as much as i want to.... i'm not a million people... i wish i were
VK- ditto, couldnt have said it better!!! e-mail me at my_dog_farm@yahoo.com for what you sent me a message about in the other post, :)
Money talks and Murderers walk.
ReplyDeletesolo- yes and when you can do what he did to a dog with apparent non-remorse (since it was repeated) it is a sign of your inner character. and there is a fine line with doing that to a "dog" and something equally terrible to a human. the "dog" is still a breathing being. he is such a fucker.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I seen that. How sick. And if the commissioner okayed him, I am sure a team will too. "can understand his position as I do", WTF. He made dogs fight and murdered them, it is horriable! what other position can be seen on this?
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