Michael Vick was training pit bulls for fighting. On July 18th, 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with competitive dogfighting. The Atlanta Falcons have gotten a lot of bad...
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Michael Vick was training pit bulls for fighting. On July 18th, 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with competitive dogfighting. The Atlanta Falcons have gotten a lot of bad press since the story broke.
A Bay Area pit bull advocacy group says Michael Vick has declined an invitation to visit eight of his former dogs this weekend when the Philadelphia Eagles are in town to play the Oakland Raiders. The group BAD RAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls) told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it extended the invitation through the Eagles to Vick last week to view his former dogs that were part of the dog fighting operation at Bad Newz Kennels in southeastern Virginia. BAD RAP co... Read Full Story
Coming off his first National Football League appearance since being sent to jail for his role in a dogfight ring, Michael Vick spoke out Tuesday against dogfighting at a Washington church. Two days after making a brief return for the Philadelphia Eagles as a reserve, the one-time superstar quarterback appeared at Covenant Baptist Church in an appearance sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States. Vick called dogfighting "pointless" and said he did not know why he began funding and... Read Full Story
Coming off his first National Football League appearance since being sent to jail for his role in a dogfight ring, Michael Vick spoke out Tuesday against dogfighting at a Washington church. Two days after making a brief return for the Philadelphia Eagles as a reserve, the one-time superstar quarterback appeared at Covenant Baptist Church in an appearance sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States. Vick called dogfighting "pointless" and said he did not know why he began funding and... Read Full Story
Michael Vick , you know the guy that electrocuted, hung and drowned dogs, while operating his Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting ring for six years, has just been signed for two years with an NFL team. Vick’s prison sentence for dogfighting ended last month.
The Philadelphia Eagles have apparently overlooked his past torture of animals and have signed the former Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl Quarterback to a two-year deal. The first year he will get $1.6 million and the Eagles have a team... Read Full Story
Michael Vick is on an NFL practice field for the first time since serving his prison sentence. Vick ran the scout team offense in Saturday morning's walkthrough practice with the Philadelphia Eagles. He's expected to do more when the team returns to the field in the afternoon. A three-time Pro Bowl pick during six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Vick served 18 months in federal prison for running a dogfighting ring and was reinstated last month by the NFL after being out of action since... Read Full Story
Animal rights groups and the Philadelphia Eagles are looking at ways they can join forces to combat dogfighting. The team drew criticism after hiring convicted dogfighting ringleader Michael Vick. He wasn't in attendance at Monday's meeting. Tom Hickey of DogPAC says he believes the upshot of the meeting was that the Eagles have a responsibility to battle dog fighting because of the Vick hire. Eagles spokeswoman Pamela Browner-Crawley called the conversation a tough but constructive... Read Full Story
“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” Proverbs 12:10 The for quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons is signing on with the Philadelphia Eagles. The National football League suspended Vick indefinitely in August 2007 after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge of a lucrative dogfighting operation at a home he owned in Virginia. The NFL reinstated him last month and will be monitored for 6 weeks (by October) based on his progress... Read Full Story
Did anyone think this wouldn't happen sooner or later?
The Los Angeles Times reports that reinstated NFL player Michael Vick—who was recently released from prison after running a dog-fighting ring at his home—will be starring in a reality series to air on BET to air in 2007.
Actually, they're not calling the eight-part show a reality show. BET prefers the term "docu-series," presumably because it classes up the concept a little.
The series, tentatively titled The Michael Vick Project... Read Full Story
Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks at a press conference at the NovaCare Complex on August 14, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vick signed a one-year contract, with a second year option, with the Eagles. (Getty Images) more pics » Television producers understand the kind of men whose personal lives we'd like to peek into - think Hulk Hogan and Snoop Dogg -- and they've nailed it with their latest pick, Michael Vick . The new Philadelphia Eagles player and ... Read Full Story
In honor of the Philadelphia Eagles signing Michael Vick, Blanca proposes the first ever Dog Shit Day at Veterans Field.
The Eagles did not disclose the details of the 2-year deal with Vick, but Fox Sports quotes those close to the deal that the first year will be for $1.6 million, with the second year option being worth $5.2 million.
As many of the people currently trying to derail healthcare reform in favor of death often point out, this is neither a left or a right issue. People of... Read Full Story
