Michael Vick Suspended Indefinitely

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Michael Vick today that he is indefinitely suspended without pay from the National Football League, effective immediately. Goodell said:

Your admitted conduct was not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible. Your team, the NFL, and NFL fans have all been hurt by your actions.

Your plea agreement and the plea agreements of your co-defendants also demonstrate your significant involvement in illegal gambling. Even if you personally did not place bets, as you contend, 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. You have engaged in conduct detrimental to the welfare of the NFL and have violated the league’s Personal Conduct Policy…

The Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank said:

…His admissions describe actions that are incomprehensible and unacceptable for a member of the National Football League and the Atlanta Falcons.

We respect and support the Commissioner’s decision today to place Michael Vick on an indefinite suspension…

What Vick, and his supporters don’t realize, is that the dogs he killed to most Americans were Snoopy, Goofy, Lassie, and even Shaggy’s best friend Scooby Doo. He’s lucky Shaggy hasn’t stabbed him to death with a Scooby snack, yet.