Let’s hope you’re right.
Here’s the money quote from Goodell’s presser on the suspension:
In disciplining Vick, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Vick’s admitted conduct was “not only illegal but also cruel and reprehensible” and regardless whether he personally placed bets, “your actions in funding the betting and your association with illegal gambling both violate the terms of your NFL player contract and expose you to corrupting influences in derogation of one of the most fundamental responsibilities of an NFL player.”
If that’s not “don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out” then I’ve never fired anybody. He’s clearly setting the ground for saying that even though Vick hasn’t admitted to gambling what he’s admitted to is close enough, and gambling is a lifetime ban. Of course in Goodell’s perfect world Vick spends at least 10 years in jail and it just doesn’t matter.