Roger Goodell told Michael Vick Monday night to stay away from Falcons training camp until his office has completed a thorough review of his indictment.
Here's the translation and what must be going on during Goodell's inner-monologue: "Mike, you are banned from camp. Mike, you are an embarrassment. Mike, you are a major distraction to the league and to the Atlanta players, coaches, and management. Mike, you lied to my face before the NFL draft when we talked about these allegations. You told me I had nothing to worry about. Then three months later you get indicted? PETA protestors are outside my office and the Falcons offices. And frankly, they are right."
As we said last week, this was the only decision for Goodell to make.
You cannot say enough about Goodell as a commissioner. He cares deeply about the way the NFL athletes and the league are portrayed. Goodell, as he told me face-to-face during the draft, places a premium on character and NFL players and coaches behaving like model citizens.
Thus, you can write this one down: Vick being banished from camp will be a precursor to the quarterback getting suspended for violating the league's code of conduct policy.
I firmly believe Vick will never play another down for the Falcons.
I am not saying that Vick will be found guilty of the despicable, cruel, cowardly, gut-wrenching charges thrust upon him by the federal government. Nobody knows what will happen in a court of law. Ask O.J.
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Here's the translation and what must be going on during Goodell's inner-monologue: "Mike, you are banned from camp. Mike, you are an embarrassment. Mike, you are a major distraction to the league and to the Atlanta players, coaches, and management. Mike, you lied to my face before the NFL draft when we talked about these allegations. You told me I had nothing to worry about. Then three months later you get indicted? PETA protestors are outside my office and the Falcons offices. And frankly, they are right."
As we said last week, this was the only decision for Goodell to make.
You cannot say enough about Goodell as a commissioner. He cares deeply about the way the NFL athletes and the league are portrayed. Goodell, as he told me face-to-face during the draft, places a premium on character and NFL players and coaches behaving like model citizens.
Thus, you can write this one down: Vick being banished from camp will be a precursor to the quarterback getting suspended for violating the league's code of conduct policy.
I firmly believe Vick will never play another down for the Falcons.
I am not saying that Vick will be found guilty of the despicable, cruel, cowardly, gut-wrenching charges thrust upon him by the federal government. Nobody knows what will happen in a court of law. Ask O.J.
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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