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NFL Quarterback Michael Vick plead guilty to Federal charges "Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities and to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture". In addition, he admitted to providing most of the financing for the operation itself, as well as participating directly in several dog fights in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. He also admitted to sharing in the proceeds from these dog fights. He further admitted that he knew his colleagues killed several dogs who did not perform well enough. For this he was sentenced to Federal prison
In late November 2008, Vick was transported to Virginia to face the state charges. He submitted a guilty plea to a single Virginia felony charge for dog fighting, receiving a 3 year prison sentence, imposition of which was suspended upon condition of good behavior, and $2500 fine.
Upon release from federal prison,on August 13, 2009, Vick signed a one year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He will earn $1.6 million. On September 15, 2009, Vick was activated to the 53-man roster. All with NFL approval
On October 14, 2009 the NFL forced Rush Limbaugh's partners to drop him from a group trying to buy the St Louis Rams.
I lost interest in the NFL a long time ago...... What a bunch of hypocrites!
UPDATE:
Charles Krauthammer's Take
From last night's Fox News All-Stars.
Look, he has been libeled. These accusations are truly outrageous, without basis, broadcast on CNN. And Rick Sanchez has apparently not apologized or even withdrawn [the accusation]. He sidestepped and said, well, there are other accusations. That's disgraceful.
And the comment he [Limbaugh] made about McNabb: I don't think it makes him any more racist than the comment Larry Summers made about women in the sciences made him a sexist.
And is this all you can pin on Limbaugh who has been on the air three hours a day for 20 years? The total number of words there has to exceed the Bible and Shakespeare combined — and all you got on him is the Donovan McNabb?
I think this clearly is a case where a club, the NFL has decided, it does not want an outspoken conservative. But you can't say that. It's obviously about ideology, so you blame it on racism, which is a false accusation, and I think they ought to apologize to him.
He doesn't have a right to own an NFL team. It's not a legal case, and they can say no. It's a private club. But it's the wrong thing to do.
