Damn, we lost another athlete guys.
On the 27th of August, 2007 star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick, pleaded guilty to dog fighting charges stemming from an earlier investigation surrounding illegal dog fighting.
According to news outlets like CNN and CBS beginning on July 17, 2007, Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a grand jury for felony and misdemeanor charges surrounding a fighting company called “Bad Newz Kennels.”
The charges against Vick carried a maximum penalty of up to six years in prison. After his arraignment, his sponsors including Nike, Reebok, NFL Shops and trading card companies withdrew almost all Vick-related products from the shelves.
Then on August 20, after weeks of stating his innocence, Vick pleaded guilty to a federal dog fighting conspiracy charge. That very same day, not soon after his guilty plea, the NFL suspended Vick indefinitely without pay. As it stands, Vick may have to spend up to a year in jail. His future in the NFL is still unknown.
Now, seeing as how I got all the facts out of the way I guess I can talk to you for real for a minute. I’m usually impartial in stories like this but COME ON! How are you going to lose out on 130 million dollars over something as stupid as dog-fighting…DOG FIGHTING!!!
How dumb do you have to be to blow your whole career on something your cousin wanted to do? I can just imagine the conversation they had.
I think it went like this “Hey Vick want to do illegal dog fights in your back yard and jeopardize your career and possibly go to jail? It’ll be fun!”
Then Vick goes “Hey, why not I’m a Black athlete after all and no one EVER goes after us for nuthin!”
I’m sorry but all this just sounds like a bad Chapelle Show skit, like one of “lost” episodes. All that’s left is for him to say he found Jesus, like Jesus was the one who was lost – and he’ll be set.
Wait, he already said it? HAHA!
Seriously though, all kidding aside this was a bad move. Not a good look for Michael Vick at all. He can add his name to the long list of athletes who screwed up big time I guess. Hope he rebounds though, it’s always nice to see a comeback.