Eagles sign Vick

[returningtonepa???]

Originally Posted by pcity

Good point. Also lost in this is that Vick is making much less than he would have had he stayed out of jail.

The Eagles signed him for 1 million a year.

Before the dogfighting incidient he was making 25 million a year including salary and endorsements.

By going to prison, he lost much of his earning potential. He'll never get an endorsement again. He lost part of his signing bonus in a lawsuit after the dogfighting charges were brought against him. He lost two years of salary in the prime of his career by going to jail instead of playing in the NFL. He ended up filing for bankruptcy because of this. He's gone from a star starting QB to a lowly backup.

I'm not crying for him. There's no doubt in my mind he deserved to go to jail and to lose a sizable amount of money. But he's not an example of "people who do bad things [who] end up getting notoriety and making millions". Over his career, he would have made hundreds of millions of dollars more had he not gotten involved in dogfighting.

umm--yes he is---he's still in the game--and he is NOT the best talent!

[aveojohn]

Originally Posted by go phillies

You're right. I've noticed that most hardcore Vick supporters are black. And they're all saying we should forgive, he's done his time, blah blah blah. BUT...would these people be calling for forgiveness if Vick was white? No.

Within the next month or so, you will see many people wearing Vick jerseys, guess what color they will be? Just the facts!

[Mr Yuk]

Originally Posted by aveojohn

Within the next month or so, you will see many people wearing Vick jerseys, guess what color they will be? Just the facts!

The Vick #7 jerseys ruin it for people with Jaws or Garcia jerseys.....I wouldn't want to wear a #7 Eagles jersey now, even if it really wasn't a Vick jersey.

[niceguy19125]

I'm #83, can this die yet?