The Misadventures of a Man named Vick

Mr. Michael Vick who are you now, what is your next step in your roller coaster life. I see you have a great mentor in Tony Dungy by your side. I saw that you told the bankruptcy court that you are close to signing with a team, but you didn't mention which league. You recently told NFL commissioner that you were sorry, and he grant you permission to sign with a team, but you can't play in the regular season until week 6. To me that was very harsh especially since you spent almost two years in prison. But Mike now you will have a chance to prove that you have changed. That you are not a troublemaker like your brother Marcus. That you made some huge mistakes in life and you are ready to move on. That you no longer associate yourself with thugs and low lives that took your life to the bottom.
Mr. Vick I saw you in college playing for Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech. What an electrifying athlete, we marveled when you made plays after plays against Florida St. in the 1999 national title game almost willing your team in a game that was looking very much like a blowout. A media darling so valuable you were that the Atlanta Falcons made a move to make you the number one pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. You went to a franchise that never had back to back playoff appearances. A team that was two years removed from a Super Bowl loss, but also had its share of Public Relation problems. You were going to be their savior and in the beginning you didn't disappoint.
In 2002 your first full season as the staring quarterback, you led the Falcons into the playoffs and handed the Green Bay Packers their first playoff loss at historic Lambeau Field, only to lose in the divisional playoffs to the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2003 you suffered a fractured right fibula in a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. This led to the end of the Falcons season and a long road to recovery. You healed nicely and in 2004 you were back and much improved, leading your team to another division title. But once again it ended with a loss against the Eagles, this time in the conference championship game. But off the field your problems began. Stopped by the airport police because of a bottle with a hidden compartment that smelled of marijuana, then more issues begin to surface about your entourage. You had many suspicious characters by your side. The Falcons Public Relations kept covering up for you and your friends.
On the field in 2005 your team underachieved losing 3 out of the 4 games and missing the playoffs. 2006 was another repeat performance as the year before, back to back losing seasons. your accuracy was being questioned below 55% completion percentage. But as I watch your games receivers were dropping catchable balls. In 2007 your world your world was turned upside down, dog fighting allegations that led to your arrest. Yes Mike these were horrible acts you committed on these poor animal, dogs that trusted you as their master and yet you betrayed them. You financed the whole operation and the Feds took you in. But now you are here again with a chance to show that a person no matter what they did in the past deserves another chance.
If and when you find a team, no matter how good or bad you do on the field, people will always look at what you do off the field. I believe that your reckless days are over. Prison will do that to a man. In there you find out who your real friends are. I wish the best for you Mr. Vick, and I expect you to be a professional both on and off the field.