When did he take responsability for his actions and admit that what he did was wrong? After he lied for months about it, smoked pot while on trial and had all of his friends testify against him? He plead not guilty and continued to deny any involvement at all until it was proven that he was guilty. He changed his tune hoping to get less of a sentence.

He never learned from his "mistakes". He ran an illegal gambling ring for years, knowing it was wrong (his dad came out years earlier and told him to stop). He denied being involved and continues to lie until he had no other choice but to finally own up to what he was doing. He’s shown no remorse other than he was sorry for getting caught.

Pete Rose was denied because he gambled, Vick should be denied as well.
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he should be given a second chance and afl2 was the only league to offer him that chance. sure hes on probation, home confinement, pay fines and whatnot but hes still human. sure he may be a big-name superstar ‘worth’ shitloads of money when he was with the falcons but the afl2 dont have that kind of money so he should take what hes offered if he wants to play again. maybe if hes good enough hell move up to the afl then maybe back into the nfl. who knows what the future holds.

lots of superstars got 2nd chances… kobe, big ben, micheal jordan, super mario lemieux, wayne the great one gretsky, etc…

but then again lost of superstars didnt… pete rose, etc…

and yes i do realize the firebirds were joking offering vick $200/game + $50/win. being a big name that he is he would say add 6 zeros to the end of it and you have yourself a player. but if he wants to play ball again he should take what hes offered.
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yoda said once that ‘always in motion, the future is’.

before this bullshiit he was developing into a pocket passer..
he had tha best season of his career. 20 pass td’s and 1000 yards rushing…who else could do that
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http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-arenateam-vickoffer&prov=ap&type=lgns

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)—The owner of a minor league football team that offered Michael Vick a contract told a newspaper he didn’t know about the publicity stunt and would not have approved it.

“I’m a dog lover and I don’t want anything to do with (Vick),” Albany Firebirds owner Walter Robb told The Times Union for a story posted on its Web site Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day, the team an arenafootball2 franchise, announced it had offered the 28-year-old quarterback a one-year contract at the league standard: $200 a week plus a $50 bonus for a win.

“That’s a joke,” Robb said. “Can you imagine him playing for $200 a week? I think (the offer) was a big mistake.”

The announcement was later pulled from the team’s Web site.
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