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This is sick. Commissioner Goodell is obviously not a dog person. As far as I'm concerned, what Vick did is evil for which there should be no statute of limitations. His actions were antithetical to any sense of decency, let alone sportsmanship. He would be a horrible representative for the NFL.
Any sponsor of any football game that creep played in would be getting a letter from me.
http://views.washingtonpost.com/the...07/goodell-vick-reportedly-met-wednesday.html
Vick Could Be Partially Reinstated
UPDATED (8:16 p.m.)...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met Wednesday in New Jersey with Michael Vick and appears to be giving serious consideration to allowing Vick to sign with a team and participate in training camp practices but then serve an additional suspension at the outset of the regular season, sources familiar with the case said Thursday evening.
The added suspension likely would last four to six games if it's included with Vick's reinstatement, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the league's deliberations on the highly controversial case. The suspension, if imposed, would be without pay.
The sources cautioned that nothing had been firmly decided and that Goodell has complete authority in the matter and possibly still could change his mind. Any additional legal troubles for Vick almost certainly would result in a severe punishment being imposed by Goodell, the sources said.
An NFL spokesman said Thursday that the league would have no comment about Goodell's review of Vick's playing status.
Vick currently is on indefinite suspension by the NFL. He was released from federal custody Monday. The quarterback missed the last two seasons while serving his federal sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation in Virginia. Vick is a free agent after being released by the Atlanta Falcons.
Sports Illustrated reported on its website that the meeting concluded around 4 p.m. Wednesday at Buckley Petersen Global Inc., a security firm in Allendale, N.J. According to the report, both Goodell and Vick were seen leaving the meeting.
It is not clear if any NFL team is interested in signing Vick, 29, if he is reinstated by Goodell, who imposed the suspension on Vick prior to the 2007 season.
ESPN reported that Goodell is expected to suspend Vick for four games when a conditional reinstatement is announced next week.
Vick met Tuesday with DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, at an undisclosed location. Sources said that Goodell met with Vick for between three and 3-1/2 hours Wednesday afternoon in New Jersey.