Michael Vick gambled his future, Johnny Dep says savvy - Go Joey?
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Johnny Depp says “They are more like guidelines, savvy?”
Well, the supposed secret is out and it looks like Michael Vick will be suspended for the year.
Oddly enough, it appears that there is a way out of the suspension, since it will be Michael’s first offense.
Commissioner Goodell is way serious at this point, making it clear that Michael will not be allowed to return during the year.
Pacman has a 1 year suspension with the Titans, but if he can clear his name will be allowed an early return. No such luck for Michael.
There are a few odd twists to this story.
First, the NFL wants to get this out of the way before the season begins.
Said the other source: “The plan was to make sure it was announced before the season. Given what everybody has seen from what (league) security found and what the feds are telling us, there’s really no choice.”
From a public relations standpoint, the NFL would like the matter dealt with before the opening week of the season. The feeling is that if the league can resolve the matter now, any further news on Vick will not detract from the buildup to the season. source
Second, Michael may be able to return under the current rules.
The most careful element of the suspension is how it will be worded. Under the league’s new personal conduct policy, there is some belief that Vick could escape punishment because this is the first time he has been charged with a crime.
However, Goodell hinted last week that because Vick was charged with multiple counts, including gambling on dogfights, the league may have a way around that. In an interview with USA Today, Goodell said that while he was disturbed by the dogfighting accusations, the gambling aspect is just as meaningful.
Guess the rules were more like guidelines, to steal from the Johnny Depp movie “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
Third, the NFL is more concerned about the gambling aspect.
What? What about the dogs?
No, it is not that the NFL was not sickened by the treatment of the dogs, it is just that gambling is one of those things that you just don’t do in sports. Ask Pete Rose, Alex Karras, Paul Hornung, Michael Jordan, and others. Gambling by the athletes could bring down the sport and Commissioner Goodell knows this.
The NFL’s gambling policy, which was established long before the personal conduct policy, has resulted in the suspension of players in the past. Both Paul Hornung and Alex Karras were suspended for the entire 1963 season after admitting they placed bets on NFL games.
Players can be banned for life for illegal gambling.
Yeah, Michael is in trouble. Can anyone say Joey Harrington?
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