Vick-torious

Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles just signed a contract extension with the team. Vick, 31, just signed on to play another six years for the city of Philadelphia while they pay $100 million with $40 million of that guaranteed. This contracts comes two years after Vick was released from prison for dog fighting charges. This goes to show that winning cures all.

Everyone always deserves to have a second chance given to them. Granted, Vick has been given the big contract before and he has gone through all the money he received in the past. Then came the dog fighting charges that landed him in prison for nearly two years. Now, I love dogs, I have grown up with dogs all my life and do not agree to the way that Vick treated those dogs he used for fighting. But with that being said, it was dogs that he was fighting. There are other players in the NFL who have killed another human being and served a month in jail. In no way should everyone just move on and forget what he did to those animals, but he served his time and had to work hard to get back to where he is today, a starter on a winning team in the National Football League. 

Michael Vick has always been a superior athlete playing the quarterback position. So Vick being in prison made some wonder if he would still be able to play at an elite level or would he have lost a step. Well Vick has come out and shown he's still got. He is still a threat to run all over defenses but he is now a threat to be a more accurate thrower than he was before his stint in jail. The hard work has literally paid off for Vick.

Given his reckless abandon for his body when he plays makes this a risky contract for the Eagle. Vick is one of the most electrifying players when he is on the field and therefore is important for him to remain on the field. His style of play always makes him an injury risk and he is only getting older.

Hopefully Michael Vick has learned from his past mistakes. Hopefully this time around he will be smarter with his money. Hopefully he has seen what his life would be like without football so he will continue to keep working hard. If Vick has learned from his past mistakes then he deserves our forgiveness and his new contract.  

-Jake Ipson