Vick playing football with inmates in prison


By KEN SUGIURA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 04/07/08

Suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is staying busy in federal penitentiary by washing pots and pans and playing football with fellow inmates, according to a New York Daily News interview with Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

Blank said that the former superstar described prison life in letters the two have exchanged. Vick is serving a 23-month sentence after pleading guilty to felony charges related to dogfighting.

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"He is staying in shape," Blank told the Daily News. "Apparently, there was a prison football team and he played quarterback for both sides."

Vick is serving his term at a minimum security prison in Leavenworth, Kan. His wage for cleaning pots and pans is 12 cents an hour, according to a letter. In his last season with the Falcons in 2006, Vick earned $1.4 million, part of a 10-year, $130 million contract that he signed in 2004.

According to the report, Blank also said that Kevin Winston, the Falcons' senior director of player development, has visited Vick several times in prison. Blank said that he does not have plans to visit him.

In an interview with the AJC last week, Blank said that he hopes Vick will return to the NFL. He did not rule out Vick playing again for the Falcons, although he said "we have to assume he's not coming back" to the team.

Said Blank: "Despite the mixture of frustration, anger and disappointment in him, I believe in second chances and redemption. I would love to see Michael pay his debt to society and come out and play again in the NFL. I think he could also be a big help to . . . speak to people about some of his choices."

Vick's projected release date is July 20, 2009.

The title alone is priceless.

Stymie said:

I see your point.....lol

The Longest Yard 2: Electric Boogaloo

MuthaFunka said:

i bet he has the best tight end in the penal system.

Ugh. This man should not be able to have any fun while in prison. They should put him in a room with a bunch of rabid dogs. Or better yet, since he's not able to play in the NFL they should just put him down! He's no good now!

MuthaFunka said:

CarrieLee said:

He will be BACK.

Graycap23 said:

He shouldn't be able to.

CarrieLee said:

Should Martha Steward be able 2?

Graycap23 said:

Martha Stewart wasn't putting innocent animals in harms way. What he did was disgusting. How can you even justify that shit? Fucking pathetic.

Fury said:

Mach said:

CarrieLee said:

And yet people kill deer for JUST the sport of it every year and absolutely nothing happens to them.

CarrieLee said:

Have I justified anything? I'm NOT a Vick fan nor have I ever been.

MuthaFunka said:

So you're saying that people should fight dogs without any punishment?

I don't agree with hunting either, btw. I guess maybe because people eat the deer after? It's all disgusting to me.

MuthaFunka said:

That's sick as hell to me too.

Stymie said:

MuthaFunka said:

yup. I think people have selective compassion. Anybody who's watched slaughter house videos knows that when livestock is killed, its just as barbaric as dogfighting.

unkemptpueblo said:

I can't even watch that type of stuff. I am starting to deal more and more with my crisis of conscience knowing how animals suffer for my pleasure....my rare, juicy steak pleasure.

Stymie said:

you went all Homer Simpson on that one, huh?

Humans are carnivores. In America dogs are pets, not food. In China, dogs are food and cows are sacred. I guess it depends what your culture is

CarrieLee said:

Are you vegan?

Most of the people hunting don't eat the animal and the ones that do really don't need to be hunting. They're only out there to get pictures, have downlow parties, and find heads to put on their walls or animals to stuff.

Dog fighting is meh to me. I still don't see the big deal, and the way people talk about Vick...it's obvious it has nothing to do with them being animal lovers.

Dance said:

Nope not vegan...not even vegetarian. Like I said in my above post, it's your culture.

It's just the fighting that bothers me...it would bother me with any animal. Who gets joy out of watching two dogs try to kill each other? It's disturbing to me.

unkemptpueblo said:

Left one part out:

CarrieLee said:

As opposed 2 Humans? Can u say Iraq war?

Graycap23 said:

I don't agree with that either.

CarrieLee said:

Should Bush be in jail?

Well we all support the diamond trade.... who gives a fuck about those Africans anyways.... gotta have those shiny rocks at any cost.... but lets not hurt the animals. They are more precious.

Graycap23 said:

If it was up to me, yes!

Any more questions before I have to log off?