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Atlanta Falcons release Michael Vick

 
The quarterback, who has missed two seasons while serving time for running a dogfighting ring, has not been reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. > Less than five years after the Atlanta Falcons signed Michael Vick to a $130-million contract, the suspended quarterback was released Friday in a 98-word statement. (link)

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