*We knew he'd be back, but we thought there would be a lot more drama, hand wringing and haggling etc. on the part of the various NFL teams that wanted the services of Michael Vick, the shamed Atlanta Falcons quarterback and recent ex-con. But as far the Philadelphia Eagles are concerned, it was no problem. Coach Andy Reid is making no bones about it. He wants to give Vick a second chance. Here's the bottom line. Vick will make $1.6 million for the first year. The Eagles have an option on the second year for $5.2 million. The deal was reached Tuesday, but wasn't finalized until Thursday. But the thrill of Vick being signed isn't being shared by the animal rights group PETA. They say they'll remain in the haters column. "PETA and millions of decent football fans around the world are disappointed that the Philadelphia Eagles have chosen to sign a man who hanged dogs from trees, electrocuted them with jumper cables, held them underwater until they drowned in his swimming pool, and even threw his own family dogs into the fighting pit to be torn to shreds while he laughed," said the group in a statement. Speaking of which, Vick is appearing on CBS' "60 Minutes" this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. He tells CBS Sports "NFL TODAY" anchor James Brown the dogfights were "wrong" and he feels badly about participating in them and that he deserves to have lost all he did. The quarterback, who's now getting a second chance, also talks about his time in prison, where he says he had time to think about what he had done, realized what he had lost and often cried at night in his cell. Click over and watch the clip .
Jumat, 14 Agustus 2009
Michael Vick signs multimillion-dollar deal with the Philadelphia Eagles (Video)
*We knew he'd be back, but we thought there would be a lot more drama, hand wringing and haggling etc. on the part of the various NFL teams that wanted the services of Michael Vick, the shamed Atlanta Falcons quarterback and recent ex-con. But as far the Philadelphia Eagles are concerned, it was no problem. Coach Andy Reid is making no bones about it. He wants to give Vick a second chance. Here's the bottom line. Vick will make $1.6 million for the first year. The Eagles have an option on the second year for $5.2 million. The deal was reached Tuesday, but wasn't finalized until Thursday. But the thrill of Vick being signed isn't being shared by the animal rights group PETA. They say they'll remain in the haters column. "PETA and millions of decent football fans around the world are disappointed that the Philadelphia Eagles have chosen to sign a man who hanged dogs from trees, electrocuted them with jumper cables, held them underwater until they drowned in his swimming pool, and even threw his own family dogs into the fighting pit to be torn to shreds while he laughed," said the group in a statement. Speaking of which, Vick is appearing on CBS' "60 Minutes" this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. He tells CBS Sports "NFL TODAY" anchor James Brown the dogfights were "wrong" and he feels badly about participating in them and that he deserves to have lost all he did. The quarterback, who's now getting a second chance, also talks about his time in prison, where he says he had time to think about what he had done, realized what he had lost and often cried at night in his cell. Click over and watch the clip .
*We knew he'd be back, but we thought there would be a lot more drama, hand wringing and haggling etc. on the part of the various NFL teams that wanted the services of Michael Vick, the shamed Atlanta Falcons quarterback and recent ex-con. But as far the Philadelphia Eagles are concerned, it was no problem. Coach Andy Reid is making no bones about it. He wants to give Vick a second chance. Here's the bottom line. Vick will make $1.6 million for the first year. The Eagles have an option on the second year for $5.2 million. The deal was reached Tuesday, but wasn't finalized until Thursday. But the thrill of Vick being signed isn't being shared by the animal rights group PETA. They say they'll remain in the haters column. "PETA and millions of decent football fans around the world are disappointed that the Philadelphia Eagles have chosen to sign a man who hanged dogs from trees, electrocuted them with jumper cables, held them underwater until they drowned in his swimming pool, and even threw his own family dogs into the fighting pit to be torn to shreds while he laughed," said the group in a statement. Speaking of which, Vick is appearing on CBS' "60 Minutes" this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. He tells CBS Sports "NFL TODAY" anchor James Brown the dogfights were "wrong" and he feels badly about participating in them and that he deserves to have lost all he did. The quarterback, who's now getting a second chance, also talks about his time in prison, where he says he had time to think about what he had done, realized what he had lost and often cried at night in his cell. Click over and watch the clip .
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