I’m not 100% sure how I feel right now. From a football perspective, the man (I use this term lightly) is incredible. As a human he’s a piece of crap. But when I hear people saying, hasn’t he lost enough I get real irritated. If he lost $200  vick2million so be it.  I don’t buy the argument that when you make $109 with $30 mill in a bonus you are confused and   can’t manage your money. Given I’ve never been in that spot, but I’m sure I wouldn’t go bankrupt.

That’s not an excuse.

If he had never been caught, he’d still be laughing. Nuff’ said.

I’m sure the fans will love it when he scores some touchdowns, but as a lifelong Eagles fan, I’m having an incredibly hard time getting to like this. I don’t this I will ever. I will certainly still cheer and support my team and even when he scores. But I still don’t have to like him or what he represents.

Here is how his numbers break down over teh last few years. Do you feel sorry for him

  • His ATL contract ran through 2013 and was worth $109 mil
  • He still had over $45 mill outstanding that was released
  • He repaid ATL $6.5 mill in restitution and was released from contract
  • Now he’s bankrupt but still living in his mansion
  • This year, he will ONLY make $1.6 mill with an option to make $8.5 mill next year if the Eagles take him back….
  • In 2005 he was power ranked 33 on the Forbes power list and 19th in pay on the Forbes list and was a top earner from Nike, Coca-Cola, Kraft and Rawlings

Only 1.6 mill? And that’s while he is on probation….. If I’m on probation I couldn’t even find a job. The more I think about it, it’s sickening.

Thoughts?  By the way, if you haven’t already seen, here are just a few shots of dogs recovered from Vicks property.

What are your thoughts now?

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