NEW YORK -- Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for. Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. Vick can immediately take part in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games -- if he can find a team that will sign him. A number of teams have already said they would not. Once the season begins, Vick may participate in all team activities except games, and Goodell said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by Week 6 (Oct. 18-19) at the latest.
Listen, I'm not saying this guy should be punished for life and he shouldn't be able to make a living. But he shouldn't get the opportunity to have another shot at the life he pissed away by killing dogs. What kind of message are we sending to the youth? If you're young and talented you can fuck up and then just get it back 4 years later. I just don't know where this Goodell character lies on the line of morality. He pretty much kicks Pacman Jones out of the NFL for having a good time and causing no real harm except smacking a couple strippers with dollar bills. And that shouldn't even matter because strippers aren't real people. They're whores. I'm just lost right now. There's a good chance I'm still drunk from my 3 day boozed fueled bender.
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