Thoughts on Michael Vick's return
So some of the news out of professional football this week is the return of Michael Vick to the NFL. Where exactly he will end up--and he will end up somewhere--is still unknown though word is he's getting close to signing with the Seattle Seahawks. Vick's return to the NFL after serving nearly two years in federal prison for running a dogfighting ring comes with conditions . Interesting, eh? As Dave Zirin says , it isn't likely that the NFL is a huge proponent of animal rights. They are all about appearances. And given the public outrage over this incident, the NFL is playing the PR game with the conditions and all the statements. And, of course, Vick is too, having met with the president of the Humane Society of America. So the question over how the public will react to Vick's return lingers. And it's all a little disturbing. Because, as Zirin also notes, the NFL is full of people who have done something wrong including domestic violence and sexual assault. Some h...