nashvillecitypaper.com - 2/10/2009
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The brand-new United Football League will only be a home to the NFL’s most wayward souls if fans of the league approve of it.
totalprosports.com - 2/13/2009
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports- The latest news out of
Atlanta, is that the Falcons are trying trade Michael...
Vick . You remember Vick? The guy who played running back and sometimes quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. You know, the guy who is currently serving a prison term for being the Kingpin of a ...
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Falcons Shopping Vick, But Who’s Buying?
ajc.com - 2/13/2009
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ajc.com —
The Falcons are actively seeking to trade Michael
Vick. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said the team...
is preparing to trade the rights to the imprisoned and suspended quarterback, according to the team's website. "With regards to Michael ...
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Falcons pursuing trade of Vick
nypost.com - 2/14/2009
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nypost.com —
> The Falcons yesterday acknowledged publicly for the
first time that they want to trade the rights...
to suspended quarterback Michael Vick. Don't expect the Jets, who are quarterback-challenged after the retirement of Brett Favre this week, ...
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NO JETS INTEREST IN VICK
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Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Ghost Reports Edition
Music City Miracles —
... The United Football League is looking like it may actually kick-off in 2009 after a few years of false starts, and they're looking at bringing in Michael Vick. It should also be noted that the league's commissioner is Pac's original agent Michael Huyghue. Sounds like this league could carve-out a niche as a prison all-star consortium. ...
UFL INTEREST IN VICK COOLING?
ProFootballTalk.com —
... “Michael’s not going to be able to walk right back into the NFL,” Huyghue told Peter King of SI.com at Panthers training camp in August 2008. “He’s going to need some kind of buffer before he signs in the NFL, and we’ll be able to provide that for him.” Now, however, Huyghue isn’t as gung-ho on the guy who killed dogs. In the end, Huyghue apparently will defer to the UFL’s fans. “We are a fan-driven league, and with those types of situations, we would put it on our web site and let our fans make the determination ,” Huyghue told Terry McCormick of the Nashville City Paper ...
UFL: Home for Second Tier Athletes
Hogs Haven —
... UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue last year opened up the possibility of having currently incarcerated quarterback Michael Vick join the league if he is released from prison in time. (I guess that means Marcus Vick and Pacman Jones would have jobs too). The Orlando Rottweilers? ...
Shanoff's W.U.C.: UNC-Duke Rivalry Has Sizzle But No Stakes
The Sporting Blog —
... Vick Watch: Will the UFL let him into their new league? The fact that they would put it on online to a fan vote is -- I'm not being sarcastic -- one of the most awesome ideas ever. (h/t: Fly) ...
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Michael Vick could have a home in the UFL (What about Bob?)
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Where will Michael Vick play football in 2009?
sports.yahoo.com 2/15/2009 — The Atlanta Falcons announced this week that they were looking to trade the rights to Michael Vick , who is indefinitely suspended from the NFL and currently imprisoned for his role in a dogfighting operation. In essence, they want somebody to give ...
Michael Vick has been cleared to stay home alone
lewp.wordpress.com 2/26/2009 — Everyone get ready, Michael Vick is about to get released from prison. Bring those dogs in the house as Michael will be hitting the streets very soon.
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Vick says ex-adviser bilked him out of millions -
dailypress.com 2/9/2009 — NEWPORT NEWS - Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick is suing one his former financial advisers, saying her deceit and financial mismanagement set him back at least $2 million. The suit asserts that Mary R. Wong, of Omaha, Neb., not only took money ...
The League of Second Chances
theloveofsports.com 2/18/2009 — With the Atlanta Falcons announcement that they're looking to trade the rights to Michael Vick, The Love of Sports looks at the Top 5 Reasons to Acquire the former first overall draft choice turned inmate turned early release candidate.
Is There Success In Vick’s Future?
totalprosports.com 2/23/2009 — Total Pro Sports- With all the drama surrounding the epic saga that is Michael Vick , one thing that gets lost amid the PETA protests is the question of whether or not Vick can succeed again in the NFL. As quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Vick suffered numerous criticisms of his passing ...
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Bleacher Report - NFL 2/10/2009
Though they may find a way to convince themselves otherwise initially, sometimes even the most publicity-hungry, circus-like franchises can’t handle the antics of certain pro athletes.
On Monday, that proved true for one NFL team ...
