Re: Prop bet question
Vick's clean record to date may not be enough to save his ass, as there are 3 important things to consider.
1. This is a federal indictment and not the local cops knocking on Vick's door. It's not like he got busted for possession or even DUI by some Virginia backwoods deputy sheriff.
2. Vick's co-defendants are ALL plea bargaining. They claim Vick financed this entire operation. Vick, meanwhile continues to plead not guilty? At least on the surface, it looks like Vick's being set up.
3. Vick's career in Atlanta is done. Why? Because a savvy businessman like Arthur Blank doesn't invest $140M in a player without doing a THOROUGH background check beforehand. Given Marcus Vick's antics, I'll bet Blank investigated Michael Vick's history all the way back to the "old country." You think the Falcons didn't already know about Vick's dogfighting operation? They made sure they knew everything about Vick long before even drafting that $140M contract. Blank and the Falcons took a HUGE risk by signing Vick long-term, and guess what? It just blew up in their face. If Goodell is serious about breaking problem players, Vick could easily done in the NFL regardless of a conviction.
The only thing Vick has going for him, imo, is the precedent set by the OJ and Jayson Williams murder trials. The prosecuting evidence was overwhelming in both of those cases, yet the defendants were let go. Michael Vick probably has OJ and Jayson on speed dial asking for advice on this one...
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