Michael Vick to return to pro football in 2009

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Topics: NFL , SPORTS
by Daba
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 This article says Vick could play pro football for a UFL team in 2009.

The big news, I suppose, from my talk with Huyghue was this: He said the chances of a UFL team signing Michael Vick to play the 2009 season are "98 percent.'' Strange percentage, but that's what he said.

 

"Michael's not going to be able to walk right back into the NFL,'' Huyghue said. "He's going to need some kind of buffer before he signs in the NFL, and we'll be able to provide that for him.''

 

Assuming the league gets off the ground, it makes perfect sense. Vick is due to get out of federal prison in July 2009, and in all likelihood he'll be suspended for the 2009 season by the NFL, which would also make him ineligible for the Canadian Football League. If the UFL is Triple-A football, or even Double-A, it's probably Vick's best option.

 

Vick would likely be able to recoup some of the money he lost while in jail. The UFL will have a per-team salary cap of $20 million, with most quarterbacks making between $1 million and $4 million a year.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/08/10/ufl/index.html

by Bob
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Even if he could play in the CFL I dont' see  a reason why a team would pick him up.
by B/|nGerKat
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I'm sure some team will pick up him.
by Bob
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Chances are it'd be the Argos but they have Joseph making a kajillion bucks a year.
by FMH
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3 years, 6 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago
Yeah, the Argos are always willing to pick up troubled NFLers for a season or two.
by Daba
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10 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago
A team would pickup because he would bring a lot of news and sell a lot of tix. The flip side is that there would be a lot of people that would hate them for signing him
by Al
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3 years, 6 months ago
Upside is that they would have killer dogs as their new mascots.. nobody fucks with killer dogs.
by FMH
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3 years, 6 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago

The Argos signed Ricky Williams too, you know.  Turns out he sucks.

I think Michael Vick is a psycho hell demon, but he'd tear this league up.  We love running QB's in Canada.


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