Michael Vick Passes Charles Rogers on Way Out of Prison

It was a glorious Wednesday in the land of NFL. For on this day, Michael Vick left the slammer (with whispers of a soon-to-be written biography lingering), Charles Rogers entered the cell, and the owners supported Roger Goodell’s attempt to purchase Spain and Portugal. [cue laugh track] First, let’s begin with one of Matt Millen’s bastard-draft picks, Charles Rogers. He drank a couple of times and falsified records stating he attended alcoholics anonymous meetings while on probation. That’s a big no-no when you’re on probation. Interestingly, Rogers chose 30 days of jail-time as comeuppance rather than remain in an intensive drug counseling program. It’s kind of like society’s way of saying, “You know? We don’t give a shit anymore. Go to jail and then do whatever you want.” For his part, Rogers isn’t letting the dream die : “I’m just going to do my 10 days, get out of the court system and try to get in ... (link)