Representatives for suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick are trying to meet NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in the next two weeks, according to a source. But the wait time could change based on the commissioner's availability.Vick, who has spent his entire NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons, was released from federal custody on Monday after serving a 23-month sentence for pleading guilty on federal charges related to funding a dogfighting operation. The release means Vick doesn't have to wear an electronic monitoring device and is no longer under home confinement.
Vick (pictured right with attorney Larry Woodward leaving federal court Monday to conclude his sentence) has to meet with Goodell and show remorse for his actions in order to get reinstated. The league suspended Vick indefinitely in August 2007.
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"The review of his status is ongoing," NFL spokesmen Greg Aiello told FanHouse on Monday. "We are providing no other details at this time."
Aiello didn't comment on a follow up question about Vick's goal of meeting Goodell this month.
Vick's agent, Joel Segal, didn't return a phone call seeking comment.
Goodell said previously he wanted to review Vick's status after he was released from federal custody.
"Michael did an egregious thing," Goodell said to the Associated Press in April. "He has paid a very significant price for that."
Vick has received support from numerous NFL coaches and players, including former Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy, who visited Vick in jail.
"I would not be afraid of his past," Dungy said in a conference call with reporters back in June. "I think he deserves it and think if he gets a second chance, he will do well. And I think we'll see a different Michael Vick off the field."
Vick will remain on probation for three years and could face more jail time if he messes up under a three-year suspended sentence for a state dogfighting conviction.
Vick has started working out with the hopes of getting in shape so he can be ready to work in an NFL training camp this summer. Who will sign him is a difficult question to answer. Several teams, including Dallas, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay and San Francisco have said they wouldn't sign the former Falcon. Vick's representatives believe there are about 14 teams interested, but only eight could be serious enough to take on the challenge of signing him.
Vick, 29, has missed two years of football and a third year away from the game would surely hurt him long-term.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 15)
7-20-2009 @ 1:44PM
nc0gnet0 said...
Michael Vick meet Ricky Williams.......in other words.....why bother?
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7-20-2009 @ 4:20PM
minggootch said...
Comparing a piece of crap like Michael Vick, (who never did anything for the FALCONS),also a convicted animal abuser to Ricky Williams, a fantastic athlete,and kind hearted guy who simply smoked a joint now and then is simply retarded. Vick should drop dead and never be part of the NFL again. He's a LOSER!!!!!
7-20-2009 @ 1:57PM
Larger in Life said...
Why such white gloved treatment?
I don't know why the NFL wants to be associated with people of this caliber - yet claims to have a code of conduct
Ya maybe the NFL will have only 97% of all the top talent - but how badly do you want the other 3%
I guess the money always win over principles
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7-20-2009 @ 2:09PM
befilga said...
Michael did an egregious thing," Goodell said to the Associated Press in April. "He has paid a very significant price for that."
WHAT GOODELL IS REALLY SAYING - VICK HAS PAID HIS DEBT TO SOCIETY - IT IS TIME TO BRING HIM BACK TO FOOTBALL. HE BRINGS ATTRACTION AND SOME BIG NAMES WANT HIM ON THEIR TEAM.
SO IN ESSENCE BREAKING RULES IS OKAY IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AND ANY SPORT FOR THAT MATTER, AS LONG AS YOU PAY BIG BUCKS FOR IT..............
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7-20-2009 @ 2:13PM
Jennifer said...
NFL...National Felons League...nice ring to it...
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7-20-2009 @ 5:07PM
~uNiQuE~ said...
Def rings truth.
7-20-2009 @ 8:57PM
dskaalrud5 said...
That's perfect Jen.
7-20-2009 @ 8:45PM
rugbymom said...
I have mixed feelings about Vick. As an owner of three pets, I can't understand how anyone could hurt any creature that gives unconditional love. My pets go to the vet more than I go to the doctor myself. What he did is inconceivable to me but he did pay his debt to society and should not be kept from earning a living. I would never pay to see him in a game.
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7-20-2009 @ 3:28PM
milesroosevelt34 said...
Its amazing you can kill a man in a vehicle and do 25 days, but u fight dogs and u do more time for that, what in the hell is societies problem?
7-20-2009 @ 7:59PM
jnett74 said...
It's not that I'm against him earning a living. He did a despicable thing and shouldn't be rewarded with a multi-million dollar contract. Let him go get a "normal" job like the rest of us "average joe's."
7-20-2009 @ 2:17PM
Ring said...
How the NFL could even consider this is ridiculous!
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7-20-2009 @ 7:47PM
JERALD said...
HOW IN THE HECK CAN DOG LOVERS CONDEM A MAN FOR FIGHTING DOGS AND ACCEPT A MAN FOR COMMITTING MURDER...WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT SOCIETY..TO BE HONEST(AND I LOVE MY DOG) I THINK THAT THE ANIMAL FANATICS ARE SOME STRANGE TWISTED FOLKS AND ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME MENTAL HELP
7-20-2009 @ 8:33PM
Anoop said...
It's manslaughter while drunk not murder you idiot!
7-21-2009 @ 6:31AM
phloridaphill said...
wtf is this bankrupt sob getting his money to pay lawyers and the top physical fitness guy in the world? he's 20 mil in debt, yet he's buying and hiring whatever or whoever he wants. oops forgot...he has that 8 buck an hour paycheck coming each week.
7-20-2009 @ 2:19PM
alphama333 said...
Seattle so desprate for a good team since loosing the SuperBowl against the Steelers, they'd sign Michael Vick, I bet. I, personally, don't think he's a good character due to the dog fighting issues, but, he was a good player.
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7-20-2009 @ 7:45PM
gardesign said...
I don't think Seattle would sign a guy of Vick's character. Paul Allen just got through turning around the Portland Trailblazers bad reputation, he doesn't want to go there again. He also knows the people of Seattle would not be behind that decision..
7-21-2009 @ 10:33AM
kosmo said...
the seahawks did'nt loose to the steelers they lost to the referees and television so the wide load bus could get his precious ring in front of the crime capitol of the nation (his home town by the way). seattle has more class than to hire an idiot like vick maybe jerry jones wants him.
7-20-2009 @ 2:23PM
Kelly said...
He did something that was very inhumane, but then again what does that matter, it matters who he is and what he is about..
If that was me or any other normal person we would have gotten a much bigger and longer sentence..
Just goes to show what money and who you are decides on how much time your going to do.
If he gets back into football, I hope all the anmial rights activists are at every game he plays, maybe that will make the NFL realize what a HUGE mistake it was to bring him back.........
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7-20-2009 @ 2:30PM
hjbraeseke said...
Perverts and creeps who break rules of decency should be personae no grata in any professional sports venue... Michael Vick has no morals or ethics....... Shame on the NFL for even considering reinstating him
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7-20-2009 @ 2:38PM
amc564 said...
I just don't that the money these players make could justify letting somebody such as Michael Vick and others like him that have all the money that they need to support a family and and have an above average life style would/could jeperdize all that is good just to have a little more? Start from the bottom and work your way back up..
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