The End of an Era???

The end of the Michael Vick era is upon us...hopefully. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made his decision ahead of Vick's appearance before the Honorable Henry Hudson on Monday. I respect Mr. Goodell and his decisions regarding the Vick situation so far; however, I hope that an indefinite ban from the NFL does not give Vick the opportunity to EVER PLAY AGAIN. I'm a bit worried about this because while the Falcons will take action to recoup $22 million from Vick, he will remain on the Atlanta roster. Unfortunately, this whole situation revolves around money more than what's right or wrong. I do seriously respect Nike for terminating its contract with Vick. Nike realizes the weight and severity of Vick's criminal behavior and how keeping the Vick endorsement would harm their corporate reputation. Now I can peel the duct tape off my swishes and proudly wear my running shoes once again.
I honestly feel that once Vick has served his time he has the right to make a living for himself just like anyone else. However, I hope he is NEVER allowed the opportunity to have an occupation that places him in the public eye again. Of course, Americans have a short memory and Vick will probably end up on "Dancing With the Stars" or some tripe like that in a few years...In the meantime, I'm very curious about what Monday will bring.

Another Victory!!!

Nike has suspended its contract with Vick, Reebok has pulled the ol' #7 jersey from stores, and we won't see any more Vick trading cards from Donruss (whose owner brings her 5 Labs to work every day). Thanks to the enormous campaign that the Humane Society of the United States has launched, Michael Vick is no longer the spoiled & untouchable athlete he once was. Just like SILK said in his post, I don't believe for one second that Vick is not guilty. Your name doesn't get mentioned 50 times in a 19 page federal indicment unless the feds have a strong case. Now Vick has been named as a "person of interest" in an Arizona dogfighting investigation. I'll bet that when all the information surrounding this case becomes public, Vick will be tied to dogfighting rings in several states & possibly other countries (Mexico is a hotbed for dogfighting. Mexico...Ron Mexico...how fitting!)

Thank you, NIKE, REEBOK & DONRUSS for recognizing the severity of this situation!

Forget politics, dogfighting and all that...

...the last episode of the season for Man Vs. Wild is on tonight! Jeffo? You hear that? In this eppie I think Bear bashes Michael Vick in the head with his mighty, manly fist and roasts his carcass over a flint-fire that burns with the light of 5,000,000,000,000 suns. (The smoke from said carcass-fire probably sent 120,000 Scottish folk on a 3-day marijuana high...) I think the above photo shows Bear flossing his teeth with a NIKE shoelace after the meal...

Mmmmmmm......Bear.......What will I do until season 3???