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LaChapelle · 07-23-2009, 05:49 PM

Report: Vick to be suspended four games
Posted by Mike Florio on July 23, 2009 6:59 PM ET
The good news for ESPN this week is that its decision not to devote reporting assets to the Ben Roethlisberger case has allowed it to do some great work regarding the Mike Vick situation.

Earlier in the week, ESPN reported that Vick and Commissioner Roger Goodell would meet this week. Despite rumors that the meeting would not occur so quickly, it happened Wednesday afternoon.

So +1 to Bristol. (And -1 to the idiots who posted the rumor that the meeting wouldn't happen this week.)

Sal Paolantonio and Chris Mortensen of ESPN are now reporting that Vick will be conditionally reinstated early next week, and he'll then be suspended four additional games.

Per the report, Goodell also is expected to warn Vick that any future problems will result in additional punishment. (We were going to say that Vick will be on a "tight leash," but we thought better of it. Oops.)

This means that Vick will be permitted to sign with a new team and participate in training camp and the preseason before sitting out the first quarter of the campaign.

Though it's not a home run for Vick, it's great news. Given his crimes and the fact that he previously lied to Commissioner Roger Goodell's face (and the rest of his body), Vick easily could have been suspended for most if not all of the 2009 season.

But public opinion has generally favored the notion that Vick should receive a second chance. The fact that an upstart pro football league would have been waiting with open arms to sign Vick likely didn't hurt matters, either.

Hootie · 07-23-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Over/under on him violating his probation:

Week 7.

Over.

He will be a changed man...I guarantee it.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-23-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

Over.

He will be a changed man...I guarantee it.

Yeah, he changed.

On probation, hoping to get re-instated, and the first thing he does is goes partying in a strip club with Allen Iverson.

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You’d think that his agent or handlers or somebody would’ve put the bug in his ear that low profile would be the way to go until he’s reinstated. Partying with Iverson at a peeler joint doesn’t fit into that category.

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I couldn’t agree more with this. But I think Vick has pretty well established that he doesn’t give a ****.

These.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 07-23-2009, 09:21 PM

I've been saying for a year now that I'm positive where Vick is going to end up. Think about this. He's out of football shape. It's going to take a year maybe two for him to be able to play QB again at a high rate. He may never get where he was, but it definitely won't be overnight.

So any team that signs him will have to find other uses for him in the interim. Who knows Mike Vick? Who has had success with Mike Vick? Who has an aging QB that is going to have to be replaced in the next couple of years?

Mike Vick is going to Atlanta west. He'll be a Seahawk by the middle of August.

JOhn · 07-23-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Yeah, he changed.

On probation, hoping to get re-instated, and the first thing he does is goes partying in a strip club with Allen Iverson.

These.

From the links I've read, it's a bogus story.

DJ who reported it, wants to anonymous...and no other witnesses?

Yea, SOLID PROOF he was there.

**Mr. Kotter** · 07-24-2009, 12:20 AM

Fader/Raider....knowing I'm not the "first in" with that.

FAX · 07-24-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by LaChapelle

If he's on parole and can't hang with other felons, how can he go to the Raiders

You know, that's actually a pretty interesting point, Mr. LaChapelle.

If the terms of Vick's parole preclude him from associating with felons, it actually does shorten the list of teams he could play for quite a bit.

FAX

**Tribal Warfare** · 07-24-2009, 01:19 AM

The Bengals,Cowboys, or the Jaguars as a slashback

**Rausch** · 07-24-2009, 02:46 AM

I've become an optomist.

I'd like to see him "Kerry Collins" himself.

Guy full of talent, dumb as dildo in a debutante's drawer, but at heart a good person doing stupid $#it repeatedly.

There really is no reason to expect any change but you....you just hope....perhaps somehow.

**PHOG** · 07-24-2009, 02:52 AM

Perhaps Cleveland?? Then they can throw him in the dogpound. heh

**Rausch** · 07-24-2009, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by PHOG

Perhaps Cleveland?? Then they can throw him in the dogpound. heh

**the Talking Can** · 07-24-2009, 04:55 AM

since when is going to a strip club proof you are a criminal?

dude is single, and been locked up....i'd head for the nearest &^%$# store too....

Dayze · 07-24-2009, 07:21 AM

Ravens?

Ray-Ray could keep watch over him.

Chiefnj2 · 07-24-2009, 07:24 AM

The strip club rumor was debunked. The guy spent the day in New Jersey meeting with Goodell.

**MahiMike** · 07-24-2009, 07:34 AM

No way the Jags take him. They're on a "throw the bums out" mission. Anyone w/character issues need look elsewhere.

I don't think any team will sign him as a QB anyways. He'll be Kordell stewart II somewhere.

Tampa or SF is my bet.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 07-24-2009, 07:36 AM

Sirius NFL Radio reported this morning that the League Office is denying that a decision has been made by Goodell.

They don't seem to be denying that the meeting took place, however.

07-23-2009, 05:49 PM
LaChapelle Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Casino cash: $10004900	Vick back/ 4 game suspension/who takes him? Report: Vick to be suspended four games Posted by Mike Florio on July 23, 2009 6:59 PM ET The good news for ESPN this week is that its decision not to devote reporting assets to the Ben Roethlisberger case has allowed it to do some great work regarding the Mike Vick situation. Earlier in the week, ESPN reported that Vick and Commissioner Roger Goodell would meet this week. Despite rumors that the meeting would not occur so quickly, it happened Wednesday afternoon. So +1 to Bristol. (And -1 to the idiots who posted the rumor that the meeting wouldn't happen this week.) Sal Paolantonio and Chris Mortensen of ESPN are now reporting that Vick will be conditionally reinstated early next week, and he'll then be suspended four additional games. Per the report, Goodell also is expected to warn Vick that any future problems will result in additional punishment. (We were going to say that Vick will be on a "tight leash," but we thought better of it. Oops.) This means that Vick will be permitted to sign with a new team and participate in training camp and the preseason before sitting out the first quarter of the campaign. Though it's not a home run for Vick, it's great news. Given his crimes and the fact that he previously lied to Commissioner Roger Goodell's face (and the rest of his body), Vick easily could have been suspended for most if not all of the 2009 season. But public opinion has generally favored the notion that Vick should receive a second chance. The fact that an upstart pro football league would have been waiting with open arms to sign Vick likely didn't hurt matters, either.
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