Felons In The Backfield
Girl suing Dolphins rookie for $6.3 million
This kind of thing will keep happening as long as teams are willing to overlook what is far, far beyond questionable behavior to hire someone who can play well. Are there really so few prospects that we need to play scumbags like this?
What kind of warning do you need? I mean, Marcus Vick was arrested for whacked-out gunplay on the freeway! For carrying a concealed weapon! Now he's goin down for messing with a 17 year old girl, who he had sex with when she was 15 and he was a senior in college?! Good god.
Let's see here:
"Prior to the 2004 collegiate season, Vick was arrested and ultimately convicted for providing hardcore porno to three underage girls who "claimed" to be college students. In a subsequent incident, Vick was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. He was suspended from the university for the fall semester of 2004. Vick was reinstated to the school and the football team under specific guidelines that warranted immediate dismissal from the team for further transgressions."
Strike 0ne for the scumwad
"The 2005 season, however, saw more controversy surrounding Vick. On October 1, 2005, Vick angered fans and press in Morgantown with a display of his middle finger to the crowd during the game at West Virginia University. Vick later apologized and made no further comments."
Strike two - though I'd count this as very minor. Still...
"Vick once again courted controversy on January 2, 2006, when he intentionally stomped on the leg of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil with a cleated foot during the 2006 Gator Bowl. Following the game Vick claimed the stomping was accidental and asserted he apologized to Dumervil after the game. Dumervil and Louisville coaches said that Vick didn't even talk to Dumervil after the game."
Strike three - Seriously, I saw that clip. Not an accident.
"After an additional report four days later revealed that Vick was cited on December 17, 2005 for a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended or revoked license, Virginia Tech announced his permanent dismissal from its football program "due to a cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play." In response to being thrown off the team, Vick has been quoted as saying, "It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby.""
"Vick declared his eligibility for the NFL draft on January 7, 2006. Two days later he was charged with three counts of brandishing a firearm, a Class One misdemeanor, in Suffolk, Virginia. A police report stated that he allegedly pointed a gun at a 17-year-old and at least two of his friends in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in the 62-hundred block of Town Point Road in Suffolk. It has been reported that Vick approached the group of teenagers after his girlfriend told him that someone from the group had made disparaging remarks towards her. Vick claimed that the "gun" in question was actually a BlackBerry cell phone that was mistaken for a gun and that his accusers were trying to blackmail him. Marcus Vick was convicted and received a six month suspended sentence for this incident."
Wikipedia
"In the 2006 NFL draft, Vick went undrafted. Many of the NFL's scouts questioned his attitude and his ability to avoid future troubles on and off the field. However, Vick was signed as a free agent, for league minimum pay, by the Miami Dolphins."
Strikes four, five and six. A six month suspended sentence?! Anyone else with his record would have gone done for hard time. But no, Vick gets a lucrative football contract? Unbelievable.
And Rickie Williams remains suspended for smoking weed...
This kind of thing will keep happening as long as teams are willing to overlook what is far, far beyond questionable behavior to hire someone who can play well. Are there really so few prospects that we need to play scumbags like this?
What kind of warning do you need? I mean, Marcus Vick was arrested for whacked-out gunplay on the freeway! For carrying a concealed weapon! Now he's goin down for messing with a 17 year old girl, who he had sex with when she was 15 and he was a senior in college?! Good god.
Let's see here:
"Prior to the 2004 collegiate season, Vick was arrested and ultimately convicted for providing hardcore porno to three underage girls who "claimed" to be college students. In a subsequent incident, Vick was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. He was suspended from the university for the fall semester of 2004. Vick was reinstated to the school and the football team under specific guidelines that warranted immediate dismissal from the team for further transgressions."
Strike 0ne for the scumwad
"The 2005 season, however, saw more controversy surrounding Vick. On October 1, 2005, Vick angered fans and press in Morgantown with a display of his middle finger to the crowd during the game at West Virginia University. Vick later apologized and made no further comments."
Strike two - though I'd count this as very minor. Still...
"Vick once again courted controversy on January 2, 2006, when he intentionally stomped on the leg of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil with a cleated foot during the 2006 Gator Bowl. Following the game Vick claimed the stomping was accidental and asserted he apologized to Dumervil after the game. Dumervil and Louisville coaches said that Vick didn't even talk to Dumervil after the game."
Strike three - Seriously, I saw that clip. Not an accident.
"After an additional report four days later revealed that Vick was cited on December 17, 2005 for a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended or revoked license, Virginia Tech announced his permanent dismissal from its football program "due to a cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play." In response to being thrown off the team, Vick has been quoted as saying, "It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby.""
"Vick declared his eligibility for the NFL draft on January 7, 2006. Two days later he was charged with three counts of brandishing a firearm, a Class One misdemeanor, in Suffolk, Virginia. A police report stated that he allegedly pointed a gun at a 17-year-old and at least two of his friends in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in the 62-hundred block of Town Point Road in Suffolk. It has been reported that Vick approached the group of teenagers after his girlfriend told him that someone from the group had made disparaging remarks towards her. Vick claimed that the "gun" in question was actually a BlackBerry cell phone that was mistaken for a gun and that his accusers were trying to blackmail him. Marcus Vick was convicted and received a six month suspended sentence for this incident."
Wikipedia
"In the 2006 NFL draft, Vick went undrafted. Many of the NFL's scouts questioned his attitude and his ability to avoid future troubles on and off the field. However, Vick was signed as a free agent, for league minimum pay, by the Miami Dolphins."
Strikes four, five and six. A six month suspended sentence?! Anyone else with his record would have gone done for hard time. But no, Vick gets a lucrative football contract? Unbelievable.
And Rickie Williams remains suspended for smoking weed...
posted by Guy at 1:06 PM
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