There’s no truth to the rumor that Michael Vick was spotted in Germantown this weekend.
The new Eagles backup QB should brace himself for that kind of bad joke – and worse.
The truth is that maybe he should have been. Philadelphia police busted up a dog-fighting operation and training ring at a home on Binghurst Avenue.
Vick, of course, is now the nation’s most famous dog-fighting ring operator. He’s also the newest Eagle, and is expcted to see his first action since being reinstated and signed by the Birds Thursday night in their third exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A couple of weeks back, when the Eagles stunned the Delaware Valley – and the rest of the sports world – by signing Vick, everyone made a point of noting that Vick had changed, that he had seen the error of his ways, and that he now wants to take the lead in the fight against this kind of barbaric activity.
If that’s the case, then he should have been in Germantown this weekend.
That’s where the problem is. It’s not at an animal shelter on the Main Line. Nor really at the Eagles practice facility in South Philly.
The Eagles are having a sit-down this afternoon with several animal rights groups, including the Delaware County SPCA.
They are looking to open a dialog with the groups about the Vick signing and how they plan to use him in the war against illegal dog-fighting operations.
They also are likely looking to set some ground rules and support for what promises to be a circus-like atmosphere at the Linc Thursday night when Vick trots out onto that field.
The Eagles are about to learn first-hand the true repercussions of the Vick signing.
The Michael Vick countdown is on. Three days and counting. Buckle your seat belts. It’s likely going to be a bumpy ride.
The new Eagles backup QB should brace himself for that kind of bad joke – and worse.
The truth is that maybe he should have been. Philadelphia police busted up a dog-fighting operation and training ring at a home on Binghurst Avenue.
Vick, of course, is now the nation’s most famous dog-fighting ring operator. He’s also the newest Eagle, and is expcted to see his first action since being reinstated and signed by the Birds Thursday night in their third exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A couple of weeks back, when the Eagles stunned the Delaware Valley – and the rest of the sports world – by signing Vick, everyone made a point of noting that Vick had changed, that he had seen the error of his ways, and that he now wants to take the lead in the fight against this kind of barbaric activity.
If that’s the case, then he should have been in Germantown this weekend.
That’s where the problem is. It’s not at an animal shelter on the Main Line. Nor really at the Eagles practice facility in South Philly.
The Eagles are having a sit-down this afternoon with several animal rights groups, including the Delaware County SPCA.
They are looking to open a dialog with the groups about the Vick signing and how they plan to use him in the war against illegal dog-fighting operations.
They also are likely looking to set some ground rules and support for what promises to be a circus-like atmosphere at the Linc Thursday night when Vick trots out onto that field.
The Eagles are about to learn first-hand the true repercussions of the Vick signing.
The Michael Vick countdown is on. Three days and counting. Buckle your seat belts. It’s likely going to be a bumpy ride.
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