Alge Crumpler Visits Ron Mexico in the Clink

Michael Vick has had a tough 12 months. He's been accused and convicted of puppy murder in the first degree, and it has recently come to light that he's broke. Even though, you know, he had earned more than $20 million in guaranteed loot.

Well, things are looking up for Mr. Mexico: in addition to possibly have a post-incarceration job lined up, he's also had some visitors. And not just the leeches looking for a loan, but important people. Like former Falcons tight end Alge Crumpler, for example.

Crumpler revealed that he visited with former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in prison in Leavenworth, Kan., just before the start of training camp....

"I visited Mike right before camp, and I had a chance to sit down with him and talk with him about a lot of things dealing with life," Crumpler said. "I tried not talk too much about football, but just what's going to happen when he gets out eventually and just being there in support of him, as I've been. This is a situation where I could go and sit down with a guy and not have to worry about telling the world."

Crumpler did say that he hopes Vick gets his life in order before trying to mount an NFL comeback; that sounds blindingly obvious, but we're talking about a guy who couldn't afford to pay a $1 million fine because he had burned through $20 mil with nothing to show for it. So maybe going back to basics is a good idea.

Crumpler also thinks that a team will give Vick another shot once he gets out in 2010, but I just don't see it happening, at least not as a quarterback. But, hey, Mittens is still in the league so anything's possible, I guess. (This seems much more likely, however.)