So the name Michael Vick has appeared back in sports headlines. The imprisoned NFL star will be allowed to serve the last two months of his 23-month sentence for his dogfighting plea under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him.
I find it funny because when I am at the gym people come up to me and ask me my thoughts.
Well...Here we go....
If let out, Vick will be on electronic monitoring and will only be allowed to leave home for activities approved by his probation officer and eligible for release in July. Ok fine.
There is no guarantee that Vick will be back in the NFL in 2009. Roger Goodell has said he won't consider reinstatement until Vick's legal obligations are settled.
But if Vick does get reinstated, it is hard for me to imagine that there will be too many teams lining up to give away draft picks to grab a guy who has been in prison for the past 18 months and is due to get $15 million in 2009 from his current contract. However, the teams that have expressed interest... the 49ers, Raiders, Vikings, Seattle, and hey, the Jets just lost Brett Favre.
But Really? Okay, I do believe the guy will have a fair shot at being reinstated. I mean he did the crime, and he did his time. BUT, I think there is so much "mo' better" talent out there these days.
Vick is only 28 years old and clearly has a career left. But, I just don't think it brings a good presence to a franchise.
So to put it bluntly, I think Vick is tainted because when I hear Michael Vick... I can't help but to think of this...
and it disgusts me.
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