What new Fox Sports analyst Michael Vick really did

Chicago Now.com ^ | Sep 5, 2017

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What new Fox Sports analyst Michael Vick really did Leave a comment By Friendly Curmudgeon, September 5, 2017 at 12:43 pm

Fox Sports announced August 27 that it has hired former NFL quarterback Michael Vick as a studio analyst for its NFL Kickoff program that immediately precedes NFL Sunday on the Fox network.

The news release announcing the hire was hilarious in the way it avoided the elephant in the room; namely, Vick’s 2007 felony conviction for operating an illegal dog-fighting ring and subsequent year-and-a-half stint in federal prison.

As mostly everyone knows, Vick was a successful quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons when law enforcement authorities discovered he was operating the Bad Newz Kennels dog-fighting enterprise out of his Virginia estate, run by a relative of Vick’s and several friends. Here was a millionaire NFL player who could have spent his off-the-field time doing any number of extracurricular activities, and he chose that.

[KeyLargo]

"But that was before I had read Vick’s federal indictment, and more importantly, before I read “The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick’s Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption” by Sports Illustrated writer Jim Gorant, which was published in 2011.

I urge everyone who thinks they know what really happened, or maybe doesn’t even care, to read this book. It’s very hard to read but it’s eye opening. It chronicles the investigation and prosecution of Vick and his cohorts (even bringing him up on charges was a monumental effort on the part of several dedicated lawmen), and the long road to rehabilitation and recovery for the former fighting dogs who survived the nightmare. Some ended up making it, some didn’t.

You will learn things that were not reported in the mainstream media and which the general public still doesn’t know. Based on what was reported, most people think that Vick bankrolled and hosted a dogfighting ring on his property, maybe had some vague involvement with killing the “losing” dogs, but generally had a hands-off relationship with the day-to-day running of Bad Newz Kennels and the brutality it inflicted on the fighting dogs.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Man, the NFL & FOX have a Death Wish!

As for Vick? He can go to Hell where he is eaten alive by dogs and wakes up again the next day to suffer the same fate. For Eternity.

He makes my blood boil!!

[KeyLargo]

Michael Vick lands job as NFL studio analyst for Fox Sports

[treetopsandroofs]

Watch Vick jump on the anti-American bandstand and become Big Media’s megastar darling hero and “maverick” Fauxnews personality, drawing leftist freaks to actually WATCH Fauxnews for the first time.

[Lopeover]

Dog fighting is heinous!

My golden retriever was a rescue from a dog fighting ring. The sporting breeds have soft mouths. Animal abusers like, Vick use other dog breeds for their champion Put Bulls first kill.

Bait dogs are not taken very good care of. My rescue Golden had hind end weakness as it spent it’s life growing up in a crate. Only taken out for training to fight. They have to give their champion some competition, don’t ya know! Fortunately he was rescued before his murder. I got him at 2 years old. The rescues org worked tirelessly but he still had PTSD. Could not cope real well around other dogs. Are you getting this ugly picture?

Vick deserves a place in hell.

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Michael Vick joins Fox Sports as NFL studio analyst
AP
Aug 27, 2017 at 4:23p ET

NEW YORK (AP) Michael Vick has joined Fox Sports as an NFL studio analyst.

The retired quarterback will be on pregame and other broadcasts throughout the season. Fox Sports president of production and executive producer John Entz announced the addition of Vick on Sunday.

Vick joins retired tight end Tony Gonzalez, coach Dave Wannstedt, host Charissa Thompson and Colin Cowherd on Fox’s ”NFL Kickoff” show.

The 37-year-old last played in 2015 for Pittsburgh. He played 143 games over 13 pro seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Steelers, throwing for 22,464 and 133 touchdowns.

Vick was suspended for the 2007 and 2008 seasons after pleading guilty to charges in a dog fighting investigation.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/michael-vick-joins-fox-sports-as-nfl-studio-analyst-082717

[bgill]

Many forgave him, I didn’t and never will. He’s scum.

[HippyLoggerBiker]

Thanks to you, I have convinced my wife to eschew NFL programming.

Thanks again!!!

[vetvetdoug]

LE busted a dog fighting ring near Holly Springs, Mississippi, (Sheppard Smith’s hometown) and over 100 men were arrested with many hitting the woods running. All were of the same race.

[boycott]

It is creepy how some people glorify these thugs.

[dainbramaged]

That dirtbag will be speaking on television? He makes James Brown sound like Laurence Olivier.

[Sans-Culotte]

From the Article: If you’ve read up to this point and you’re still okay with Fox Sports hiring Michael Vick as an on-air analyst, I guess just do nothing. But if you’re not okay with it, this online petition on Change.org addressed to the head of Fox Sports so far has almost 80,000 signatures.

I don't care enough about Fox Sports to sign the petition. Anybody that would hire this evil killer of innocent animals is as bad as he is. The fact that it even requires a petition shows how unredeemable the NFL and their enablers are.

[Vendome]

This dude personally slammed dogs into the ground and killed others with his bare hands IIRC.

In any case, he gives truth to Kaepernick’s lie.

1. Vick is way blacker
2. Vick was more talented
3. Vick outperformed Colon

Despite being a convicted felon and a dog murderer, he was a draw for his team and was hired.

Colon is past his “Best if Used by” Date...

[Vendome]

The Long Distance Race?

[Ken H]

Evil scumbag. Oh well, the NFL won’t be around much longer anyway.

[Vendome]

Hey now. I watched a special about James Brown last night.

Amazing dude.

“This is a man’s world,

This is a man’s world,

But, it’d be nuttin without woman....”

Living in America

[2harddrive]

I say, “If they take a knee, give’em the FINGER!!”
Bravo NRA, herein: https://youtu.be/z3j1ZKz7PWQ

[dainbramaged]

I love James Brown’s music, but he was no Toastmaster.

[2harddrive]

I say, “If they take a knee, give’em the FINGER!!”
Bravo NRA, herein: https://youtu.be/z3j1ZKz7PWQ

[Mears]

What the heck is wrong with Fox????

I don’t have children anymore but how on earth do parents explain this type of thing to kids?

Do they just say,”Crime does pay,and pays very well”?

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