April 03, 2009

Does Michael Vick fit into the NFL anymore?

A year ago, many agreed that Vick would have no problem finding work if he ever got reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

How the times have changed. A league once filled with teams that took victories over character has seen Terrell Owens, Plaxico Burress, Matt Jones, and Pacman get cut.

Where does somebody like Vick fit into a NFL where multi-million dollar contracts aren't waiting for the guy with the best 40 time? Atlanta certainly doesn't want him. Oakland and Dallas, usual suspects for troubled players, have quarterbacks. Maybe a troubled team like Detroit or Kansas City? Unlikely with new coaching staffs in place.

Maybe he signs on somewhere to run an option package? Possible, but is it worth the headache? Not when the NCAA has plenty of capable 'wildcat' quarterbacks coming up.

Vick will bring a huge media circus, and most teams will want to avoid that distraction. Especially when the distraction is coming from a player who hasn't been playing football recently, and when he did, struggled to maintain a completion percentage in the 50s.

Good thing he has a construction job lined up. The NFL is hardly a guarantee for Vick anymore.

Apr 3, 2009 8:18:15 PM | NFL

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