Post by klsm54 on Aug 13, 2009 22:14:22 GMT -4
Now maybe you'll understand why I've always said we should reroute the Delaware and give Philadelphia to New Jersey.... 
Dog killer, former Falcons QB Michael Vick signs two-year deal with Eagles
BY Michael Obernauer
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, August 13th 2009, 9:18 PM
Snider/AP
Former Falcons QB Michael Vick, who served a 19-month jail sentence for conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation, signs a two-year deal with the Eagles on Thursday night.
Michael Vick is back in the NFL.
The disgraced quarterback, who has not played in the league since 2006, reached a deal Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback was convicted two years ago this month of conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation, and was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. He also was suspended indefinitely by the NFL.
Commissioner Roger Goodell conditionally lifted Vick's suspension on July 27, allowing him to sign with a team, but there had appeared to be few interested clubs.
Earlier Thursday, CBS released details of its interview with Vick that will air on "60 Minutes" Sunday night. In his sit-down with James Brown, the newest Eagle pours out remorse for his prominent role in a grisly dogfighting ring, reflects on his time in prison and says that he deserved every bit of his stunning fall from grace.
"I was wrong, man," Vick tells Brown. "I feel, you know, some tremendous hurt behind what happened. And, you know, I should have took the initiative to stop it all. . . . I didn't. I didn't step up. I wasn't a leader."
Vick goes on to say that his time in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas was spent stewing over his actions and often crying at night in his cell.
And asked by Brown to respond to "the cynics" who contend Vick is more remorseful that "his career was hurt than (that) dogs were hurt," Vick replies: "I mean, football don't even matter."
Vick was arrested in April 2007 and charged as a participant in and the bankroller behind an illegal interstate dogfighting ring that was operating in the basement of a mansion he owned in Surry County, Va. Vick pleaded guilty to state and federal charges in August of that year and subsequently was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. He also was stripped of the $130 million contract with the Falcons that had made him one of the highest-paid players in football, and in July 2008, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Vick left prison in May after serving 19 months, and Goodell conditionally reinstated him to the league last month after meeting with Vick. The QB's mentor, Tony Dungy, said on Wednesday that handful of teams had expressed interest in signing Vick and that "I think something will happen this week." The former Colts coach was proven correct last night when the Eagles won what had appeared to be a slow race for Vick's services.
One snag the Eagles now face, of course, is the public backlash they're now sure to contend with. Which is where "60 Minutes" comes in.
In interviews since taping his interview with Vick on Monday, Brown has said that he believes the quarterback answered his questions "very sincerely," echoing Goodell's comments after his own meeting with Vick.
Goodell, though, added that Vick's margin for error remains "very limited."
Dog killer, former Falcons QB Michael Vick signs two-year deal with Eagles
BY Michael Obernauer
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, August 13th 2009, 9:18 PM
Snider/AP
Former Falcons QB Michael Vick, who served a 19-month jail sentence for conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation, signs a two-year deal with the Eagles on Thursday night.
Michael Vick is back in the NFL.
The disgraced quarterback, who has not played in the league since 2006, reached a deal Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback was convicted two years ago this month of conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation, and was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. He also was suspended indefinitely by the NFL.
Commissioner Roger Goodell conditionally lifted Vick's suspension on July 27, allowing him to sign with a team, but there had appeared to be few interested clubs.
Earlier Thursday, CBS released details of its interview with Vick that will air on "60 Minutes" Sunday night. In his sit-down with James Brown, the newest Eagle pours out remorse for his prominent role in a grisly dogfighting ring, reflects on his time in prison and says that he deserved every bit of his stunning fall from grace.
"I was wrong, man," Vick tells Brown. "I feel, you know, some tremendous hurt behind what happened. And, you know, I should have took the initiative to stop it all. . . . I didn't. I didn't step up. I wasn't a leader."
Vick goes on to say that his time in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas was spent stewing over his actions and often crying at night in his cell.
And asked by Brown to respond to "the cynics" who contend Vick is more remorseful that "his career was hurt than (that) dogs were hurt," Vick replies: "I mean, football don't even matter."
Vick was arrested in April 2007 and charged as a participant in and the bankroller behind an illegal interstate dogfighting ring that was operating in the basement of a mansion he owned in Surry County, Va. Vick pleaded guilty to state and federal charges in August of that year and subsequently was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. He also was stripped of the $130 million contract with the Falcons that had made him one of the highest-paid players in football, and in July 2008, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Vick left prison in May after serving 19 months, and Goodell conditionally reinstated him to the league last month after meeting with Vick. The QB's mentor, Tony Dungy, said on Wednesday that handful of teams had expressed interest in signing Vick and that "I think something will happen this week." The former Colts coach was proven correct last night when the Eagles won what had appeared to be a slow race for Vick's services.
One snag the Eagles now face, of course, is the public backlash they're now sure to contend with. Which is where "60 Minutes" comes in.
In interviews since taping his interview with Vick on Monday, Brown has said that he believes the quarterback answered his questions "very sincerely," echoing Goodell's comments after his own meeting with Vick.
Goodell, though, added that Vick's margin for error remains "very limited."
