18 NFL Teams Say ‘No’ To Michael Vick

Sandra Rose July 29, 2009

The NFL sent out feelers to NFL teams they thought might be interested in bidding for the services of disgraced quarterback Michael Vick. Out of the 31 teams queried — 18 said ‘No thanks’ and the number is expected to climb.

Vick, who spent 17 months in a federal prison for dog fighting, wasn’t exactly burning up the field with TDs before checking in to Club Fed.

Maybe the teams remember that he tends to fumble the ball a lot and throws a few more interceptions than they would like while scrambling out of the pocket.

Or maybe Vick’s salary demands are too laughable to even consider. Then there’s the stigma of having such an infamous ex-con on your roster. That fact alone is sure to be mentioned every time the team hits the field.

So can you blame them? But as AJC sports writer Jeff Shcultz wrote: “Thirty-one teams can say no but it only takes one to give Vick a contract.”

coaretained

I could have done without the picture of the dog.. fa real fa real.
http://smokiesays.blogspot.com/ Smokie

They’re acting like they’ve forgotten how hard Vick is on the field! Don’t they remember him carrying whole teams on his back???? That’s ok though…. whoever does get him (please let it be Dallas) will have one hell of a player. He’s got something to prove and he’ll be a monster on the field!
Krysi J

Man Vick…..fukk da NFL man, if thats how they wanna be…do your thang elsewhere shyt move cross seas….or just start something new, sign a reality show contract and go Hollywood….shyt I’d watch and support. People have done fukking worse…OK!! SOME FUKKING DOGS…MAN AMERICA IS FUKKING CRAZY!!
Krysi J

AND FUKK DAT PICTURE TOO!
missmiami

I really want him to make a comeback. Everyone in the hood/down south knows about underground dog fighting. He just got caught.
Lemondrop

I’m sayin, what is this man supposed to do lay down & die? There are people who have done worse and received less punishment than he did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Smokie oh yes that is ma’ team!! Cowboy up!
keely107

BUUUUTTT its okay to rape HUMANS and still play ball! If you say so………..
http://myspace.com/eastpointvet eastpointvet

he will get on a team and sandra u got the audio to the housewives fight on v103 today?
PAGESINADIARY

dog killa! i have two dogs and im pissed they reinstated this fool.
aqtpie

Uggh aren’t there song thieves and liars to go after??? Anywho, IMO while I won’t pretend that his actions were right, *hurting/supporting the hurt of innocent dogs for money is a no-no in my book* as far as prosecution goes, compared to a lot more serious cases, I find his punishment to be unfair. I say give him a second chance!!!
rochele08

..i hope he’s able to play again.

he’s served his time (NOT FAIRLY SENTENCED)
but…lesson learned.

…get this man back on the football field so he can move on with life and get back on track.
Negrito

Vick has been punished enough. Let the man live and do what he does best. Vick is an amazing talent and I’m sure he’ll do just fine once he’s back.
Prissydiva71

Believe me, someone will give him a chance. Sandra, you could have left the picture out. In a year, you will be team Vick. You know how you like to go back and forth. One minute you like someone, the next you don’t. That’s just Sandra!
Negrito

BTW…Is dogfighting really that bad? I mean I like cockfighting and bullfighting.
Negrito

“c-o-c-k” fighting
starr

This is why these so called student athletes need to take advantage of those athletic scholarship. Being able to throw a ball and run fast could only take ya so far.

They let people who kill humans back into the sport but animals are a no no ….wow
Daisy

Team Vick with his fine sexy azz!
miamore73

One of my co-workers brought up the fact that whoever signs Vick is going to end up with PITA picketing their stadium every time there is a game.
Daisy

@mia Money talks the NFL can pay PETA off and keep it moving lol
netta0281

Vick will be fine best believe that
miamore73

Daisy it is with an E…my Pita you eat.

Can PETA be paid off??
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

He doesnt have anyone else to blame but himself. I hope he never gets reinstated in the NFL and I wanna see him try to go hollywood. Lets see how the rest of the dog loving hollywood world feels about him. F*ckin bastard!

What the hell was he doing havin dog fights in his million dollar mansion putting up his millions on bets. I hope he got rid of that hood mentality bc that ignorance is what got him where he is now… NO WHERE!
netta0281

@Hermosa,lol you are really mad huh???Only person he got to answer to is God, so get over it?lol you have a problem with your self SYM!!!!
netta0281

Pitbulls are dangerous dogs so i could care less about them.When they maul people nothing gets said so get over it
http://myspace.com/dannyblaq dblaq

People kill me with that Bullsh!t especially those that don’t want him to comeback. First off the man spend damn near 2 years in jail, he lost pretty much everything! So the man paid his debt to society! What else do you want from him???

Ok so it ok to go hunting right? They say one shot one kill but there a plenty of time where there IS NOT one shot and one kill and the animal is wounded and runs into the woods dying a slow death, but yes it is OK AND it is considered a sport!. How hypocritical.

Yes, it was wrong and they easily could have him donate a certain amount of money, make him do community service at a animal shelter but people are crying wolf over what??? Stallworth killed someone and got what 30 days or community service? T.I. is a convicted felon caught with guns, but was able to still make money, stay at home, and is only serving less than a year.

But yet all these people still want blood from Michael Vick, F**k that, you sit here and cry about these damn dogs, I love dogs but yet they are not human and yes you have no right to abuse them, but the bottomline is he paid is debt and I think it was way too much. Where are you when these cops kill innocent people and simply be put on “administrative paid leave?”

So if you still want blood from M. Vick F**k you, too because you a bastards as well!
Daisy

Hermose I have a copy of the memo where Vick was already reinstated if u need to review it and he will be playing n the NFL again

@mia yes PETA and any other org. Can be paid off IMO
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@netta0281

ummm, am i passionate about dogs and their well being? yes, bc im a proud owner of one. Am i mad? No. vick dont owe me shyt but a i have an opinion just like you.

I have a problem with myself? why? can u explain why i have a problem? and what does SYM mean.
netta0281

@dblaq you are so true! Everyone deserve a second chance
netta0281

@Hermosa SYM= SO YOU MAD (BOW WOW) I mean he deserve a second chance??He already got reinstated! God controls everything we have no say in it. So if a dog mauls a child then what?
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

Bottom line is….yes, he did his time. Yes, he lost everything. but im sick and tired of ppl saying his sentence was too grand over some dogs and that the justice system ruined his career. this man did this to himself. he knew what he was doing was wrong.

and yeah, the only person who can judge him is god and yadayadayada…stop it with the bible verses, that shyt dont work with me.

to some ppl dogs are nothing but to me and maNy other ppl dogs are part of the family. i love my dog more than i love some of my family members. THATS MY OPINION. And you have the right to disagree.
netta0281

@Hermosa I dont care if it works with you cause i know i follow it you must the devil you are hateful
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@netta0281

In his situation, a dog didnt maul a child. This man visiciously beat and burned these dogs while they were still alive. i can understand if your not a dog person and all that jazz. I can even understand (to the extreme) why dog fighting is a sport. But why did he have to beat them after the fights? why did he have to burn them alive? why did he have them buried in his backyard like pets cemetary? THose are actions of a man that had no heart.

if he had all this money to invest in dog fighting, why not invest in some shots to put the dogs to sleep peacfully instead of causing more excrutiating(sp?) pain to them?
Krysi J

Thats right dblaq TELL IT! GOT DAMMIT TELL IT ALL!!
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@netta0281

lmao, yeah im the devil bc bible verses have no affect on me. seriously? expand your mind alittle why dont you. not everyone believes in your god or your bible.

im super hateful!
ELove

Mike Vick set aside over $875K for the rescue-n-care of the remaining animals (DOGS) that were on his property THAT HE DIDN’T LIVE ON and he offered to do some community-n-charity work… They being PETA turned him down MEANING the community-service work that HE OFFERED TO DO for them!!!

Mike Vick didn’t kill any dogs but he WAS FORCED to admit to killing A DOG and Witnessing the torturing of another DOG BECAUSE any plea-bargain deal had to include Vick’s admission of killing at least ONE DOG… The FEDS wouldn’t allow a plea that didn’t include such charges

JUST a F.Y.I. for those that don’t know about these facts
jazi65

Pediphiles get a second chance in society but Vick can’t?
Daisy

@ELove thank you baby for bringing the real FACTS
Daisy

I heard a joke that said all the people so concerned about Vick and dog fighting need to STOP eating chinese food corny but
Krysi J

i love my dog more than i love some of my family members.
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^^^ see that….LMAO, THAT is the reason why i don’t fukk wit dat gurl… she don’t have no fukking sense what so ever…………… why are yall even entertaining that shyt…yall know they will always and forever see consider the color BLACK as worthless even compared to a fukking DOG. So after she said this man served his time, and lost everything she still feel that a human being has more value than a dog and should be allowed to move on with his life…….DONT PLAY INTO THAT SHYT….she just running that mouth off recklessly as usual, don’t put thought into shyt she EVER fukking say.
netta0281

@KRYSI DUMB BROAD LMAO SSM
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

oh, he had to admit it bc it was part of the plea bargain.

bc this changes everything. @elove, i know the facts that were presented to the court. Thanks.

back to my devilish ways.
netta0281

@KRYSI THANKS TEAM VICK, SORRY HATERS HE WILL BE OK
Krysi J

not everyone believes in your god or your bible.

im super hateful!
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so that was it all along…..I knew I couldn’t stand her azz for a reason. Let her have dat shyt.
aqtpie

@Hermorsa
IMO I don’t think there is anyone who is saying that HIS case belongs on the shoulders of anyone except him nor that he didn’t deserve JUST punishment. I believe,
it’s the degree of punishment that people are disagreeing with. You have people who cheat senior citzens out of money or abuse them, people who abuse children, or adults who abuse each other who do not get the same amount of punishment (or greater) than MV got. At least that is what I find unfair.

You are very much entitled to feel the way you feel. I personally feel MV didn’t have anything to do with the killing of those animals but I do believe he knew that there was dog fighting on his property. So he just may be guilty of supporting ghetto mentality family members. *like I am*. =)
Daisy

Krysi You are a FOOLWELL and we disagree on the Gates issue check the other post if you still around

:gun:
:fire:
:guns:
:gunfire:
:shooting:
:fight:
:war:
Krysi J

@KRYSI DUMB BROAD LMAO SSM
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Chile after reading that shyt above…”back to my devilish ways” ….I’ve decided she ain stupid, she just plain CRAZY…LMAO…..Poe thang…SMH.
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@krysti j

i usually ignore you bc you’re ghetto ingnorant a$$ think every thing is about race.

Your’e ignorant and ghetto.

..i will continue to ignore you
Krysi J

Krysi You are a FOOLWELL and we disagree on the Gates issue check the other post if you still around
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LMAO @ Daisy……hell naw I ain reading dat shyt….LMAO. I know how yo sarcastic azz operate wit your disagreements….LOL, you won’t get me…hahaha!

hold on, I’ll go check it out….but if you talking shyt, I AIN replying LOL!

J/K
Krysi J

her azz know I ain said shyt to her since Obama was campaigning last year…..

TOM BOUT ignoring somebody…. gurl STOP!
ELove

One MORE nugget of info:
The Federal Judicial System has all kinds of checks-n-balances that don’t necessarily work hand-n-hand MEANING all departments don’t serve the same master

After accepting the plea-bargain Mike Vick later had to RECANT HIS CRIMES that were listed in the plea-agreement which BTW were accompanied by a LIE DETECTOR test-exam…

Vick FAILED that test MISERABLY because YOU can’t true-fully admit to something that YOU DIDN’T DO or COMMIT… Of course that’s not a deal-breaker for the FEDS because they don’t care about GUILT-or-INNOCENCE when it comes to Black People !!! Go look at the sentencing guidelines and HOW they are administered for Whites and Non-Whites during the sentencing process as far as YEARS SPENT IN PRISON for a particular crime …
aqtpie

Thinking of second chances Sandra, I have been coming here YEEARRRSSS before people could even comment, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty please consider having a few new members with valid working WORK email addresses??
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@aqtpie

I agree that other ppl get away with murder but we are not talking about other ppl. We are talking about Michael Vick. Why don’t we compare his sentence to other animal abuse trials instead of trying to compare his trial to something that is obviously more important. I respect your opinion and the opinion of others who feel like you but its the ignorance and stupidity of others that take it to another level.
Krysi J

“i love my dog more than i love some of my family members.”

“its the ignorance and stupidity that take it to another level.”

she right about that one….
Daisy

We need a SHOTS FIRED icon..lol

Alright people let’s remember to agree to disagree without being disagreeable!

Krysi I didnt know I came off as sarcastic on here I will work on that..lol
pointhimout

Sandra, can we get a shot of the guy Stallworth ran over? yeah, this is ridiculous, but it’s how it works. They build you up only to tear you back down. Did the rehab teams reject him too? You know they’ve already had a round table discussion. This is to make is seem like nobody wants him so whatever 6 figure deal offered, he better just take it if he wants to play in the league again. Cool. Do it. And when you’re back on top, charge out the ass for endorsements and all else.
Daisy

I am not convinced 18 teams said NO BUT not everybody needs a QB this yr or next unless somebody gets hurt and to all you cowboy fans BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO yall did my TO dirty so I have no use for you all anymore!
Krysi J

Krysi I didnt know I came off as sarcastic on here I will work on that..lol
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LMAO! shyt ol’ gurl said I’m ignorant and ghetto…..I AIN WORKING ON E-MF THANG!….

She so fukking educated and PROP-ERrr she believe humans are less valuable than dogs….

GTFOH.
starr

He paid his debt to society. He served his punishment. Why do people wanna continue to punish him even more. I was never a vick fan….thought he was overrated infact…but comeon already. He served his time. If the NFL didn’t reinstate him, were people gonna get mad that he got a job working construction, working the mailroom. He has to make a living like everbody else. He did his time…moveon
netta0281

@KRYSI DIDNT YOU TELL ME NOT TO FOLLOW HER UP, STOP IT!!!!
Ilovepink1981

You need to be an animal lover to understand the severity of what he did. I connect better with animals than with humans, crazy as it may seem. I was one of those people who routed for him and his jail sentence. That picture that Sandra put up was horrible! I have never looked at what happened to the surviving dog. Im glad he served him time and don’t think he shouldn’t play but (unless im mistaken) he was also found with weed in his system which could have something to do with why he is not being picked up. I also think he needs to do more with the animal community than go on paid speaking arrangements talking about what was done. I hate hunting as a sport and bull fighting, cock fighting all types of animal cruelty.
Charles

She aint lying krysi you are ignorant ghetto poor uneducated unsuccesful and a statistic at best

Your opinions, vocabulary and vernacular speak volumes but continue to throw shade with ur 20 dollar quick weave and payless shoes we see you

On topic vick did the crime did the time, but he should also receive a lifetime ban for dog fighting the other football player who killled a man wiyth a dui got 0 jal time but a good ban I agree! Ban him

And hollywood? Some people are so ignorant!
Krysi J

@KRYSI DIDNT YOU TELL ME NOT TO FOLLOW HER UP, STOP IT!!!!
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you right…..you right

Im good

….that is all.

TEAM VICK!
ELove

@point
The REAL reason the NFL reinstated him now was they didn’t want Vick to go to the USF or CFL… They wanted him to stay a NFL-property because THEY KNEW that Vick would’ve brought TONS of MONEY-n-EXPOSURE to those competing leagues !!!

@Daisy
That’s right Baby-Boo SCREW THE COWBOYS for doing T.O. wrong
Krysi J

She aint lying krysi you are ignorant ghetto poor uneducated unsuccesful and a statistic at best
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aw Charles I love your transexual, insignificant, broke, low life, ciber stalking azz too
Ilovepink1981

Family isnt what it was back then. I don’t know all the fact or who did what BUT i do know that dogs were being killed on his property and I can’t beleive for a second that he didnt know. His family were the main components but turned on him. Which is why some people relate to their pets more than their family or humans at all. My families never really done one thing for me and when I damn near died they werent there but my dogs where. If the NFL reinstated him to keep him with the NFL then the anger needs to go towards the NFL for keeping him down.
aqtpie

Dammit Hermosa,
You would ask me when I can’t think off the top of my head. LOL! Okay Jonathan Babineux (sp) he beat his gf’s dog to death and was still allowed to play with the Falcon’s. I’ll have to google that and the rest. =)
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I respect your opinion and the opinion of others who feel like you but its the ignorance and stupidity of others that take it to another level.
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EVERYBODY on here has an opinion, their opinion/word is not GOD’s!!! You, and I hope everybody on here are grown a$$ folks. Why care if folks agree or disagree, in your words, “ignorantly or stupidly”? I know for me, if someone doesn’t agree with me, oh well, my opinion is not going to change nor will I argue it. We can agree to disagree and keep it moving, that’s what I hope adults do!!!! Trust me, I have ALWAYS said there is not a sinner on SR’s blog that have been/is in worse situations than I have been in my short but long years. “Even my mouth would make a sailor blush”. LOL
Ilovepink1981

and pit bulls have become known to be aggressive dogs. Dogs are the reflection of their owners. Dobermans, Rottweilers, and chihuahuas have been known to be aggressive but it’s all on how they are raised, just like kids
Charles

@66

Keep reaching maybe one day ull touch something…

@64

Yesss hurl insults that aren’t true, but not too much on you getting dragged back to the slums in front of all your “friends”

Kyrsi what’s your credit score?
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

@aqtpie

I agree with you, I was not trying to change anyones mind.

Like I said ignorant and stupidity take it to another level. such as:

“yall know they will always and forever see consider the color BLACK as worthless even compared to a fukking DOG.”

1st of all, who is they? And when did race or the word black ever come out of my mouth?

or

“I dont care if it works with you cause i know i follow it you must the devil you are hateful”

Im the devil bc I the bible has no affect on me.

If this isn’t ignorant or stupid, I don’t know what is!
Daisy

Lawd have mercy can we STOP with the name calling we are not 5yr olds

Krysi I see you changed your pic
Krysi J

Yesss hurl insults that aren’t true, but not too much on you getting dragged back to the slums in front of all your “friends”

Kyrsi what’s your credit score?
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aw sweetie, can I interest you in better ways to spend your valuable time….cuz assumtions…… well u know the saying. I take it you need special attention, you know, like those people who have to be placed in smaller classrooms…..you seem to have a cronic “acceptance disability” …..Is the life of a lame to painful to except? Being a broke, insignificant, transexual, cyber stalking lame must have its perks.

say whatever you want boo boo, I still love you and I INSIST that you carry on…
Daisy

@Hermosa I think race is an issue because I dont feel they (the NFL) would have treated Peyton or Big Ben like this AFTER they served their time they could come back ASAP. When a white NFL player gets in trouble with the law its not covered the same recent ex big ben (whom I like) was accused of rape ESPN barely touched the story
Shauny

Daisy What’s up! Glad I wasn’t on here earlier because this is a MESS!

TEAM VICK though. I also agree with what you said about if it was Peyton or Ben. Have you peeped how everyone is reporting his rape suit. Also Peyton, Eli, Brett and all those other coutry mfs hunt and kill game but to PETA they get passes. I don’t understand how people actually think Vick had time to actually do the chit he was convicted of. They wanted a big name and they got one…pretty simple.
pointhimout

@Daisy

you know when a white guy takes it, the chick was asking for it and consented, though she may have been drunk or at the least, saying NO in five different languages. This includes “MF please stop, dont do it, I’m begging you not to.”

Now a black man, oh hell no. He’s going down quick. Roth took it, but ole girl really wanted. the scratches on his back and face proves it.
Krysi J

They wanted a big name and they got one…pretty simple.
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yep…. and they were so desperate, they stooped low enough to convict the man of dog fighting…… WTH? Only in America. Hating azz **ackers
Daisy

Shauny girl yes this quickly turned from bad to worse lol

I co sign as well they wanted a name and face to go on PETAs new posters lol
tintin

Vick is finer than a mutha.that man is disgustingly handsome.
http://pleasurekisses.com Mika79

Yawn….
http://charactercorner.blogspot.com attorneymom

ZZZZZZZZZZ!!!
PAHairston

Hello All. Mike has paid his debt to society big time. Quite frankly, no matter how gruesome this picture is, HE IS A DOG! (Did you read about the baby being cut out the womb, now that’s a crime!) I love my 13 year old German Shepard but once again, she’s a dog. White people love their animals more than they do us. As a Christian, I’ve never, ever read in the Bible where Jesus said to love thy pet as thy neighbor! Hell, they ate and scraficed baby lambs in the Bible I’m just saying. Peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
cinnamonkisses97

Let him play , ban him from owing a dog , but not from playing , this is so sad , a white player would have gotten a slap on the wrist and it would have been over with by now . Vick is good he deserves another chance , and Sandra what player do you know that doesn’t fumble on and off the the field , I know plenty . GO VICK !!!!!!!!!
luvly1957

Oh my I was working too hard yesterday I missed this but Charles and Hermosa are hittin it pretty hard. I am from the ATL and I think the NFL and the state of Virginia did MIke wrong for the simple fact his so call ed froiends who was actually running the business and living on the property only got 6 months due to the fact they turned state witnesses and clearly said they LIED on Mike so the state could get a big person (MIKE).

Mike bought the property and yes he knew wat waz goin and he had to admit to killing dogs or else he would have gotten a worse sentence. I understand ppl luv dogs just as much as some ppl but a darn dog will turn on u faster than a person.

I am so not an animal person and i know this so i stay da hell away from them. He should be able to play in da sorry azz NFL and support his family just like every other freakin American it is just a DAMN DOG. Peta needs to take up the issue of huntin and killing those type of animals as a sport they are endangering species.

GO MIKE AND FUKK DA NFL IF NOBODY PIKS HIM UP!!!!
http://pleasurekisses.com Mika79

Again…yawn…going back to bed. The rain woke me up too early (yeah so it’s 8:30…but I’m off all summer…so I can sleep in!)
http://myspace.com/docjam1 Doc Jam

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