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| Falcons still mum on Vick's legal issues | |
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| Topic Started: May 4 2007, 09:33 PM (133 Views) | |
| SoCalFalconFan | May 4 2007, 09:33 PM Post #1 |
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Falcons still mum on Vick's legal issues Associated Press Posted: 1 hour ago ATLANTA (AP) - More than a week after an alleged dog-fighting ring was uncovered on property owned by Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons still have little to say about their quarterback's potential legal problems. General manager Rich McKay vowed to take a closer look after wrapping up last weekend's NFL draft, but he has declined to speak further on the case. Through spokesman Reggie Roberts, McKay and the Falcons declined comment Thursday. Police conducting a drug investigation raided a Vick-owned house in Smithfield, Va., and reported finding dozens of dogs, some injured and emaciated. Investigators also discovered items associated with dog fighting, including veterinary supplies, blood-soaked carpeting, treadmills used for training and tools used to pry apart a dog's jaws. Vick said he's never been to the home, even though he owns it and was letting a cousin live there. He blamed relatives for taking advantage of his generosity and vowed to keep closer tabs on his inner circle. Vick said he's never been involved in dog fighting and for now, the Falcons seem willing to take Vick at his word. In the team's only public comments on the incident, McKay and coach Bobby Petrino both commended the quarterback for working hard in the offseason program. "There's a lot of people around Michael, and things happen," McKay said last weekend during the draft. "We've got to get it to the point where those things are not happening." The Falcons apparently want authorities to reveal more details on the investigation before they comment on Vick's possible involvement in the sordid case. Dog fighting in a felony in Virginia and 47 other states, according to The Humane Society of the United States. Commonwealth's attorney Gerald Poindexter did not return two messages seeking comment Thursday. Surry County Sheriff Harold Brown was out of the office and a dispatcher said there was no one else who could talk about the case. The NFL, which has cracked down on wayward players since Roger Goodell took over as commissioner, also was investigating the dog-fighting case. In fact, Vick was summoned to a meeting with Goodell last Saturday while in New York for the draft. Vick has been involved in several embarrassing episodes in recent months. He was fined for flashing an obscene gesture to heckling Atlanta fans after a game, was stopped by airport security officers in Miami carrying a suspicious water bottle and failed to show for a scheduled appearance on Capital Hill to lobby for more after-school funding. |
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| DirtyBirds_22 | May 4 2007, 10:18 PM Post #2 |
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All this dog fighting controversy is making me sick. I'm so tired of hearing it, and I don't think Vick had anything to do with it. |
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| AUTiger1 | May 4 2007, 10:40 PM Post #3 |
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I believe Vick. There are some family members that do take advantage of you and especially Vick with the money he has. I know from personal experience in my family that you just can't trust some people even if they are family members. |
 
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| Dakid92 | May 5 2007, 03:58 AM Post #4 |
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Vick had nothing to deal with it. His cousin is messed up. |
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| HAPPENIS | May 5 2007, 09:51 AM Post #5 |
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Why do they keep hounding and hounding..........they won't shut up about the water bottle(which was nothing) the won't shut up about capitol hill(which no one knows what happened) and now they are writing an article to (say we haven't heard anything from the falcons so we thought we'd bring it up again and make an issue out of what may be nothing) |
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