More heat on Michael Vick
May 29, 2007 at 10:21 am by Scott Freeman in SportsESPN’s “Outside the Lines” ran a damning report over the weekend in which a confidential source associated with pitbull fighting says Vick is “one of the heavyweights” in the underground, and illegal, network.
Interesting was the Falcons very muted response: “Michael was drafted by the Falcons in 2001. The allegations regarding him are still under investigation, and until we have facts related to the investigation, we are unable to respond further.”
The NFL’s reaction was more direct: “Dog fighting is cruel, degrading, and illegal. We support a thorough investigation into any allegations of this type of activity. Any NFL employee proved to be involved in this type of activity will be subject to prompt and significant discipline under our personal conduct policy.”
There has to be a legitimate concern now that Vick could face a long suspension from the league. Which would leave his future with the team very much in limbo.
The interesting part of the ESPN clip is that Vick is questioned on the run by a TV reporter. He answers every question, then is asked whether he thinks he’ll be exonerated in the end. “Man, no comment,” Vick says.
One would prefer that he give a resounding “Yes” to that question.
May 29th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I was at a funeral dinner last Thursday and the talk turned to sports. This is a group of 35-55 black men. Three Pastors, Teachers, retiree, etc… Two years ago this group of people would have defended Vick without a 2nd thought. That day the topic was quickly changed to the hawks draft with the parting comment being “Vick wears the crown of the stupidest black man in America.”
It’s amazing how fast he has lost goodwill.