Category — Michael Vick

Is that you Barry?
It’s been only 5 years since my daughter had to explain to me what 420 meant. “Seriously Dad? You don’t know?” I can still hearing her saying.
Lots of athletes will be celebrating today. We hate to bust anyone, but 1 of our favorite stories is a bud of ours sitting in a Mercedes and smoking a fatty back in the day with Chili Davis.
We’ll just indulge in a glass or 2 of wine to celebrate.
Cheers!

Forbes trots out its most disliked athletes poll again. The only white dick on the list is Kurt Busch. Don’t think this has anything to do with race do you? Didn’t think so.
Forbes.com

Hey, it’s Philly.
The Eagles’ loss to the Cardinals Sunday dropped the club to 3-6. The Eagles still aren’t out of the playoff picture, particularly in the NFC East, where they are 3 games back of the Giants. But that hasn’t stopped some folks for calling for the firing of Andy Reid, who also made some waves by benching DeSean Jackson on Sunday.
Philly.com

Sure bet to close the deal?
SI.com

Lists like these are frequently horseshit but since its a slow news day…
Michael Vick the most disliked NFL player? Who would have guessed.
Forbes

Selfishly, we were so excited to give you our upset special, we neglected the rest of the NFL. WTF? In our haste, we forgot to mention some of the other matchups of note, particularly the Steelers and Ravens. You can never go wrong there.
And for the good folks in Denver, where they still have mad love for Tim Tebow, be careful on your trip to the Black Hole. It could get ugly Sunday.
Peter King’s picks.
SI.com

This has some folks’ panties in a bunch.
ESPN’s Tom Jackson was adamant that he believes Michael Vick doesn’t get the same treatment as other high-profile quarterbacks in the NFL, but former quarterback Trent Dilfer begs to differ. Dilfer’s opinion should tell folks they are on the wrong side of the argument.
Shutdown Corner

Some of the editor types at ESPN swear they weren’t trying to create any controversy with the “What If Michael Vick Were White” piece written by Touré in the Sept. 5 edition of ESPN The Magazine. So we ask again, what’s the point?
ESPN The Magazine

Is that a Stella?
Already, sportsbooks in Las Vegas are ahead of last year’s pace on betting the NFL. The action has been hot and heavy since the lockout ended.
Las Vegas Sun

Though they aren’t as ruthless and heartless as some of their good friends in the Republican Party, Roger Goodell and the NFL owners are close. Even before the players got a chance to see the proposed collective bargaining agreement, the owners paraded in front of the cameras to pat themselves on the back. Many in the media bought their line of crap and pressured the players to approve the deal.
Not so fast.
Oakland Tribune