Michael Vick, the pro NFL player who formally played for the Atlanta Falcons beginning in 2001 was sent to jail in 2006 for dog fighting. Vick was forced to leave the sport and was sent to jail for 18 months. Since he has currently been released he has been searching for a new football team to call home. Many teams are apprehensive deciding weather or not Michael Vick should play on there teams or not. Michael Vick was NFL's number 1 draft pick in 2001 he is an amazing player, but fans have turned their backs on him since his dog fighting charges. After a careful assessment by the Philadelphia Eagles the team has decided to sign Vick. His starting contract if for 1.6 million, however now that the NFL has given Michael Vick a second chance, will football fans do the same?
Vick has been very apologetic to NFL fans since he pleaded guilty on dog fighting charges in 2006.
"There was a point in my life where I felt it was wrong and I knew it was wrong," he said. "To this day I have to live with that shame and that embarrassment."
Statements from Vick have been sincere and heart felt, and I feel the fans should let the issue go. He has completed the jail sentence and has been making great efforts in community service duties. Michael was recently seen in Chicago, assisting the humane Society to advocate against dog fighting. Hopefully fans are willing to forgive and forget; if Vick preforms like the NFL player he was prior to his arrest the NFL will have little problems letting him sign a full contract. Fans should be willing to give Vick second chance, everyone makes mistakes. Michael Vick has paid for his mistakes and is now able to play football; fans should forgive the football star and let him start the new chapter in his NFL career.
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Yes! They can forgive Vick because at the end of the day it doesn't matter who's on the team or who's playing quarterback as long as the Eagles win.
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