There used to be a guy named Mike Tyson.... If Vick transforms himself into Snoop Dog, great. I don't see it happening. But I could certainly be wrong. I'm thinking he'll never again see the kind of money he saw with Gatorade and Nike and the Falcons. The Falcons will get out of their deal with him. Endorsements are gone. If he's allowed back in the league, he'll catch on with someone who brings him in for a fraction of what he was making with Atlanta.
What a waste of talent...He was no Joe M or Troy A, but he was definitely a lot more athletic than the both of them put together...I'm still in shock of the treatment to animals... Time makes people forget...
This just in: Attorney will plead guilty... this means Vick will get jail time and is now more elligible to play for the Cowboys! [rimshot!] I want credit for my joke if you use it, please Sorry, Cowgirl fans... I had to do it...
I've been ignoring this because I don't really care about football, but after reading the details I genuinely hope this piece of **** never makes another penny and dies miserable and in debt. What a total ****ing ****. Ideally, he'd be torn apart by a pack of rabid pitbulls.
http://www.kwwl.com/News/index.php?ID=14334 Minor League Baseball Team Plans Michael Vick Chew Toy Promotion ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Dogs around the Twin Cities will soon have a Michael Vick pig to chew on. The St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team plans to hand out the chew toy to the first 1,500 fans at its home game tonight. It's the team mascot, a pig, in the Atlanta Falcons team colors and with Vick's name and number on it. Saints promotion director Jack Weatherman says the team wanted to take a stand on the dogfighting charges against Vick. Weatherman says the public reaction has been totally one-sided, with many fans asking if they can buy the Vick chew toy -- and with absolutely no negative reaction. Weatherman says the Atlanta Falcons have not contacted him, either. Vick's lawyer announced yesterday that Vick plans to enter a guilty plea next week.
Let's not forget that no one had ever heard of Calvin Broadus Jr. until he became famous as Snoop Dogg. It's not like he was famous, went to jail, then started a new career as a rapper. The fact that you have to say "you know him as Snoop Dogg" just proves my point -- most folks probably don't even know that he was in the Crips or went to jail. And even when people are told that Snoop was in jail (and it was for trafficking cocaine), it's probably not a big deal to most. But EVERYONE knows Michael Vick. EVERYONE knows he's going to jail, and even worse, EVERYONE knows why. Perhaps if Vick went to prison for selling cocaine, he wouldn't be so vilified. But going to the pen for cruelty to animals, and with his high profile, he'll never work again. Not that he has to, but I would be shocked if he makes a career as anything out of prison. Let's also keep in mind that being a good rapper requires skills. Just being a thug doesn't mean you can rap. Can you name the number of famous athletes who have also become successful rappers? I can name a lot who have tried . . .
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5074256.html Aug. 22, 2007, 7:06AM Vick could still face charges in a Virginia state court By LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick now must wait and worry. Already looking at a possible five years in prison on federal dogfighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback also could be facing prosecution in Virginia. Then there is the NFL where commissioner Roger Goodell has yet to determine what punishment Vick will face from the league. Local prosecutor Gerald Poindexter has said he likely will pursue charges against Vick, who has plummeted from favorite son to a symbol of animal abuse in the four months since authorities raided his Surry County property. Poindexter did not return messages left by The Associated Press at his office, his cell phone and at his home Tuesday. Among the state laws Vick could be charged with violating are those against dogfighting and animal cruelty. Both are felonies punishable by up to five years in prison. "The real question is how much overlap there would be between anything the local prosecutor would charge and what the federal prosecutors charged," said Linda Malone, a criminal procedure expert and Marshall-Wythe Foundation professor of law at the College of William and Mary. "There are some limitations on duplication." Vick said through a lawyer Monday that he will plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. Malone said the state dogfighting charges probably would not be considered duplicative. "The essence of the conspiracy charge is the agreement" between Vick and his coconspirators, Malone said. Three Vick associates have pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge and said Vick provided virtually all the gambling and operating funds for the "Bad Newz Kennels" dogfighting enterprise. Two of them also said Vick participated in executing at least eight underperforming dogs, raising the possibility of the animal cruelty charges. Convictions on eight animal cruelty counts could result in up to 40 years in prison if five-year terms for each count was imposed to run consecutively, but that's seldom done. Each dogfighting count could run the sentence even higher. Vick also was facing the possibility of additional federal charges from a new grand jury meeting this week in Richmond, but his deal with prosecutors means that's now highly unlikely. The 27-year-old player will enter his plea agreement Monday. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the terms are not final, told The Associated Press prosecutors will recommend a sentence of one year to 18 months. However, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson is not bound by that recommendation or by federal sentencing guidelines that will call for less than the five-year maximum. James D. "Butch" Williams Jr., one of Vick's five defense attorneys, said his client is fully aware he could be facing a long stretch in prison. "Michael's been fully apprised of all angles, all aspects," Williams said. It's still unclear whether all this will end the career of one of the NFL's most dazzling players. The league is waiting for a report by its own observers, a group headed by Eric Holder, a former deputy U.S. attorney general. "The commissioner has not decided on a specific timetable on Michael Vick's status," league spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday. Vick has been barred from training camp by the NFL, and Goodell has asked the Falcons not to take any action until the league rules. Goodell can suspend Vick under the NFL's personal conduct policy. While the league hasn't said whether a potential suspension would be concurrent with Vick's prison sentence, it probably would take effect once he is released from custody. That means Vick likely would miss both the 2007 and 2008 seasons. The Falcons in 2004 signed Vick to a 10-year, $130 million contract, at the time, one of the largest in NFL history. The bonus and guaranteed money he received in his contract totaled $44 million, and the team might try to reclaim part of that. Vick has also lost lucrative contracts with sponsors. Rawlings, Nike, Reebok and Upper Deck are among the companies that have either ended contracts with him or stopped sales of his merchandise.
NAACP urges NFL to let Vick play again By ERRIN HAINES, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago ATLANTA - An NAACP leader said Michael Vick should be allowed to return to the NFL, preferably the Atlanta Falcons, after serving his sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation. Where's Quanell X when you need him?
He should be allowed to play after his sentence. Whether any team will take him is the larger question.
White said he does not support dogfighting and that he considers it as bad as hunting. "His crime is, it was a dog," White said. Hunters kill animals. Butchers slaughter animals. But only a psychopath would torture animals. We don't imprison hunters or butchers, but we do imprison psychopaths because they're either evil or insane. I don't see how anyone could seriously compare hunting to the things Vick is pleading to.
Got to love how this is breaking down along racial lines. Forget the law, it is just another case of the man keeping him down. UGH ! DD
Here's the entire story if you didn't click my link above: Dude. You're kidding, right? He's clearly a criminal and will always be. Why do people need "a second chance" for anything? He didn't give those poor animals a "second chance" for anything. C'mon, man... why should he get a second chance? DaDakota, I don't care if this dude was green, white, or red... he's a criminal. HIGHEST PAID NFL [criminal] ever.
Well do you know how many criminals are in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL now? Look, I don't like what the man did but once he pays his debt to society (whatever that may be) he should be free to pursue whatever he likes so long as it's legal and he can do it and if he can rejoin the NFL and a team will sign him then that's fine by me.
