T.O. in Vick’s corner
Aside from running a dogfighting ring and personally killing dogs, Michael Vick hasn’t had any character issues, Terrell Owens says. Therefore, he deserves a second chance.
Hmm… Can you count the number of things wrong with that statement?
Unfortunately, T.O. isn’t the only one who thinks Vick “deserves” a second chance. But Michael Vick already got a second chance — he’s not in prison anymore.
He got a second chance at making something of his life, a second chance at freedom. It doesn’t mean he simply gets to pick up where he left off in the NFL.
Owens says Vick has “suffered enough,” as if we should feel sorry for him, and that there are guys around the league who “have done far worse things” than Vick did and they’ve gotten second chances.
Really? Who?
There have been plenty of guys who’ve committed crimes, even crimes that have resulted in people’s deaths. But how many of those guys had the depraved intent that Michael Vick had when he derived pleasure from murdering dogs? What Vick did was irresponsible but it was no accident. It was how he got his kicks.
Here are my thoughts on Vick, which I laid out when he pled guilty. Maybe T.O. just doesn’t want to be the only outcast stuck in Buffalo.
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