michael vick

Published: 02/18/11

The Dugout: Chicago White Sox Spring Training 2011

By Brandon Stroud - AOL News

Michael Vick has learned his lesson. We should all just move on. He paid for his crimes. That's true, he did pay for the horrible crime of racketeering, which somehow equates to him realizing that torturing pit bulls and putting them into the ring with family pets because he thinks it's funny to watch the pit bulls kill them. But yeah, he's good at football. Roman Polanski is great at making movies. Thank goodness people who are good at one thing don't have to actually ever learn about different things. As the biggest bleeding heart for animals you're likely to read on a sports blog, you'd ...

Published: 02/18/11

NFC East: New York Giants Producing Most Drama-Free Offseason So Far

By David Elfin - AOL News

New York likes to call itself the city that never sleeps. And indeed, the city of my birth remains a wonder after dark. Where else can you get whatever food you might want at 4 AM? But it's appropriate that the Big Apple's most revered football team calls sleepy East Rutherford, N.J. home because the Giants have been very quiet since coach Tom Coughlin's "kiss my ..." tirade became public in the first days after New York won its finale but still missed the playoffs with a 10-6 record. In contrast, the New Meadowland Stadium's other team, the Jets, coached by media magnet Rex Ryan, dominated ...

Published: 02/17/11

Bailing on Oprah Will Dog Michael Vick

By Kevin Blackistone - AOL News

Having driven his Eagles, down five points, to the Packers' 27-yard line with seconds left in their NFC wild-card game last month, Michael Vick refused to spike the football and regroup from the huddle. Instead, he rushed under center, took the snap and threw to the end zone for Riley Cooper. Tramon Williams intercepted the pass and the Eagles' season ended. That was Vick's poorest decision since resurrecting his football career and life after 18 months behind bars for running that illegal and cruel dog-fighting ring. At least that was true until Wednesday, when Vick decided to turn down an ...

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Published: 02/16/11

Michael Vick Cancels Oprah Appearance

By FanHouse Newswire - AOL News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will not be appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" after all. A show spokesman said Wednesday representatives of the NFL star called late Tuesday to cancel his appearance for personal reasons. The daytime talk show host's interview with Vick was set to air Thursday, Feb. 24. The interview was to cover Vick's time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL. Vick missed two seasons and served 18 months in federal prison for a dogfighting operation based on his property in Surry County, Va. He was ...

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Published: 02/15/11

Eagles Put Franchise Tag on Michael Vick

By David Elfin - AOL News

The free agent signing period might not be starting on time next month. The Players Association is challenging the legitimacy of franchise and transition tags if the collective bargaining agreement expires on March 4. But the Philadelphia Eagles aren't taking any chances, placing the franchise tag on quarterback Michael Vick and the transition tag on kicker David Akers on Tuesday. Franchising Vick was expected, the Akers move less so, but each had a fine 2010 season. Vick, who made $3.75 million in base salary last year, would likely more than quadruple that figure in 2011 when he would ...

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Published: 02/9/11

Jim Washburn, Howard Mudd Birds of a Feather as Eagles' Assistant Coaches

By David Elfin - AOL News

Some assistant coaches are tough interviews, the guys whom you only talk to when you're writing a profile of one of their players or if their unit is doing really well or really poorly. The men newly in charge of Philadelphia's offensive and defensive lines, Howard Mudd and Jim Washburn, are not those guys. The pair of 60-somethings have never worked together, but they are longtime pals who have taken a motorcycle trip together. In South Africa. Seriously. The Eagles might not win the NFC East again in 2011 given the tough competition from the New York Giants and the expected revitalization ...

Published: 02/8/11

Dwaine Caraway Gives Michael Vick a Key to Dallas; Reaction Decidedly Outraged [VIDEO]

By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL News

Elected officials often hand out ceremonial keys to their cities -- it's a symbolic gesture meant to honor celebrities, local heroes and other prominent people. Normally, these events pass with little fanfare. But Dallas Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway has landed in the national spotlight after giving disgraced Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick a key to the city. "You deserve it, you've earned it," Caraway said as he presented the key to Vick, while an audience of children watched. A local radio reporter caught the ceremony on tape. What's more, the reporter had adopted one ...

Published: 02/8/11

Dog Rescuer Wants Michael Vick to Return Key to Dallas

By Linda Jones - AOL News

DALLAS -- Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway gave Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick a key to the city this weekend, calling him a "hero." However, a resident who says he adopted one of the dogs from Vick's dogfighting operation demanded today that Vick give the key back. Richard Hunter said he adopted a dog named Mel that he believes was used as bait at the kennel where Vick raised fight dogs. Hunter said he will be at the regular meeting of the Dallas City Council on Wednesday to ask Mayor Tom Leppert to ask Caraway to reclaim the key. "I would like to ask Mayor Leppert to ...

Published: 02/8/11

In Controversial Move, Michael Vick Receives Key to City of Dallas

By Jimmy Hascup - AOL News

Michael Vick hasn't played for the Dallas Cowboys, nor was he a part of Super Bowl XLV, which was held at Cowboys Stadium. He is not a celebrity in the area, nor is he a foreign dignitary. Less than four years ago, Vick was convicted of a felony related to a dogfighting ring and served 19 months in jail. This past season, he led the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs and defeated their hated rivals, the Cowboys, in his only regular-season start against them. Yet on Saturday, Feb. 5, also the day the 30-year-old QB was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year, Vick was given a key to the ...

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