Vick granted release from Kansas prison

[ajk23az]

Suspended Falcons QB Michael Vick has been approved for release from a Kansas prison.
Good timing with the free agency/trading period looming. He'll now head to a halfway house, although the house is reportedly short on bed space, so Vick could be home in Hampton, VA by May 21. The Falcons are trying to trade Vick, but have found no takers. He'll likely be cut later this offseason. Feb. 26 - 12:43 pm et
Source: Associated Press



Official: Vick OK’d to go home
Source says Falcons QB could be out of custody by May

The Associated Press
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Richmond, Va. — A government official says imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick has been approved for release to home confinement.

Vick’s lawyers have said they expected him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News, Va. But the official says there’s no bed space, so Vick could be released to his Hampton, Va. home as soon as May 21st.

The official has knowledge of the case but requested anonymity because the individual was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The official says Vick will be on electronic monitoring and will only be allowed to leave home for activities approved by his probation officer.

The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., for a dogfighting conspiracy.

 

[Yeagermeister]

BDC will be by to pick him up shortly. :laugh2:

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

BDC will be by to pick him up shortly. :laugh2:

As a backup to Romo, I'd take Vick in a heartbeat. Don't laugh, because sually bqacku QBs are trusted less to throw the ball and more to hand the ball off to the RBs. So when backups come in, defenses key more on the RBs. But with Vick coming in, defenses can't do that because on a QB-keeper play Vick can take it to the house. He also has the scrambling ability (better than Romo's actually) to play behind our OL.

 

[Yeagermeister]

As a backup to Romo, I'd take Vick in a heartbeat. Don't laugh, because sually bqacku QBs are trusted less to throw the ball and more to hand the ball off to the RBs. So when backups come in, defenses key more on the RBs. But with Vick coming in, defenses can't do that because on a QB-keeper play Vick can take it to the house. He also has the scrambling ability (better than Romo's actually) to play behind our OL.

I'd rather have Brad Johnson back

 

[TheCount]

Isn't he still facing a suspension?

I'd rather have Brad Johnson back

I'd rather play Stanback than either Brad or Vick.

 

[big dog cowboy]

BDC will be by to pick him up shortly. :laugh2:

No problemo.

Actually I'm glad to see him go.

This state isn't big enough for the both of us.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Isn't he still facing a suspension?

I'm not sure about a suspension but he does have to be reinstated by Goodell.

 

[Kangaroo]

Isn't he still facing a suspension?



I'd rather play Stanback than either Brad or Vick.

I am sorry the commish should just put that up as time severed already.

He has done his time; now if he does something stupid between now and the season tack some more games on.

I also have no desire for Ron Mexico to be any Dallas either. I am just saying the guy has missed basically a year and a half of football already.

 

[Big Country]

As a backup to Romo, I'd take Vick in a heartbeat. Don't laugh, because sually bqacku QBs are trusted less to throw the ball and more to hand the ball off to the RBs. So when backups come in, defenses key more on the RBs. But with Vick coming in, defenses can't do that because on a QB-keeper play Vick can take it to the house. He also has the scrambling ability (better than Romo's actually) to play behind our OL.

No more thugs!!!

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Whats the consensus?

Time served = thats enough, no suspension

or

Time served + one year suspension

???


I think he should lose the upcoming season

 

[Hostile]

Whats the consensus?

Time served = thats enough, no suspension

or

Time served + one year suspension

???


I think he should lose the upcoming season

Echo this. Suspend him for 1 year.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Whats the consensus?

Time served = thats enough, no suspension

or

Time served + one year suspension

???


I think he should lose the upcoming season

It wouldn't hurt my feelings if he's never let back in but I think 1 year would be enough.

 

[JVita17]

Congrats to Vick, Glad to see him out!

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I'd rather have Brad Johnson back

Agreed. Completely agree.

Isn't he still facing a suspension?



I'd rather play Stanback than either Brad or Vick.

I'd probably rather have a junior high kid back there than Vick. I would just rather not bring in anymore guys with his kind of behavioral issues.

Whats the consensus?

Time served = thats enough, no suspension

or

Time served + one year suspension

???


I think he should lose the upcoming season

He should lose at LEAST this next coming season as well. I don't care that he's already lost two seasons. That's his own fault and that's what the penalty was for his crime outside of the league. Now the league should step in and put another year on him, at least, and set a real hard line here for people to remember.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Agreed. Completely agree.




I'd probably rather have a junior high kid back there than Vick. I would just rather not bring in anymore guys with his kind of behavioral issues.





He should lose at LEAST this next coming season as well. I don't care that he's already lost two seasons. That's his own fault and that's what the penalty was for his crime outside of the league. Now the league should step in and put another year on him, at least, and set a real hard line here for people to remember.

He'd be better off sitting out a year anyway. He'll have to get back in to shape.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

He'd be better off sitting out a year anyway. He'll have to get back in to shape.

Say "hello" to the Cowboys new backup QB.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

I'd like him to get a year suspension as well. And the biggest Hell No ever to Vick as a Cowboy.

 

[superonyx]

Congrats to Vick, Glad to see him out!

Why?

Why are you glad to see him out? What does he do for you? Why are you glad to see a convicted felon be free to make millions of dollars he does not deserve? What do you get out of this?

 

[Big Dakota]

IMO the time he owed the system doesn't have anything to do with what he owes the NFL for the black eye he gave the game. 1 year is very fair.

 

[dcfanatic]

They should make him live in this for 10 years...