Vick, redux
Aug. 24th, 2007 06:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanRICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The NFL indefinitely suspended Michael Vick without pay Friday just hours after he acknowledged in court papers that he did, indeed, bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit.
Vick, however, insisted he placed no bets of his own nor took any winnings.
In disciplining Vick, 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.''
IOW: homey don' play dat, and Goodell don't give a goddamn how much money you did/didn't make, he doesn't want you around, you're bad for legitimate sports.
Go NFL.
In other news, apparently nobody wants my brain, as we've had no takers on the Open Thread offer. *sulks*
Vick, however, insisted he placed no bets of his own nor took any winnings.
In disciplining Vick, 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.''
IOW: homey don' play dat, and Goodell don't give a goddamn how much money you did/didn't make, he doesn't want you around, you're bad for legitimate sports.
Go NFL.
In other news, apparently nobody wants my brain, as we've had no takers on the Open Thread offer. *sulks*
