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How Vick Can Get Back to NFL

Must show 'remorse' without moves looking 'choreographed'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 29, 2009 12:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Can Michael Vick overcome his dismal image and play again in the NFL? His high school coach thinks so—but it will require a serious, sustained effort from the quarterback convicted on dog-fighting charges, USA Today reports. “From a reputation standpoint,” says a crisis-management expert, “being inhumane is one of the worst things you can commit in terms of being able to bounce back.”

“I’ve seen an extraordinary change in him,” says his high school coach. But Vick can’t expect a quick fix. He’ll have to begin with only short public statements as he works a $10-an-hour construction job and for the Humane Society. He “walks a precarious line,” writes Jeff Zillgitt: He must convince the tough NFL commissioner he’s reformed “without making each good deed look like a choreographed public-relations campaign.”

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Michael Vick leaves federal court after a meeting with his parole officer in Norfolk, Va., May 22, 2009. (AP Photo)

Michael Vick arrives at federal court surrounded by the media for a meeting with his parole officer in Norfolk, Va., May 22, 2009. (AP Photo)

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Forderon

May 31, 2009 7:25 AM CDT

At this point, I think you're just mentally unstable. You still haven't said a single thing regarding the issue other than "Vick should still be in the BIG HOUSE..." and a bunch of capitalized nonsense and cursing. Pretty hilarious that when I say you never say anything worthwhile, you respond with even more nothingness.

Forderon

May 31, 2009 4:22 AM CDT

I've been reading this site since it started and I've never seen you once write something of substance. Your comments are always filled with some lame superficial response like "Limpballs is an idiot" or something equally useless. Once again, you have failed to engage in the actual discussion. You still haven't responded to the main point. All you've done is get defensive and throw out curse words to show your insecurity.

Forderon

May 31, 2009 1:30 AM CDT

How many different ways do you need this explained to you? This is not about you! You want Vick in the "big house", seemingly forever, because of his treatment of animals but you don't agree with me that there are much bigger criminals out there mistreating animals, namely the meat industry that no one cares about, and thus, those people are hypocrites. That's the main point. You can get defensive and curse and personalize it all you want, but you're simply exposing your insecurity if you think this is about you.

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