They Had To Check If Cowboys In Vick Market
Posted by mickshot at 2/13/2009 4:28 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com
Amazing, absolutely amazing, and how did we know this would absolutely be the case when news came down out of Atlanta the Falcons would attempt to trade imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick once he finished serving his 23-month term on July 20:
The Dallas Cowboys would come up.
But in somewhat of a reverse form, ESPN has decided it was important in its version of the story, picked up from a Q&A on AtlantaFalcons.com, to report highly-placed Cowboys sources saying the team has not discussed the possibility of trading for Vick, as if every released person from prison is automatically considered by the Cowboys. No other NFL team was checked with on the subject.
That’s what we’ve come to.
During the course of the Q&A with his own website, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff had this to say about Vick, whose rights still are owned by the Falcons:
"With regards to Michael Vick, we’ve decided to seek a trade of his contractual rights to another NFL club. We took a number of steps in the 2008 season, including using our first pick to draft a quarterback. We feel a trade is the best move for the Falcons, and it’s also in the best interest of Michael. This has been a really unique situation from a variety of standpoints and because we will actively be involved in a trade situation, I don’t envision our organization speaking any more about this subject publicly until it’s reached a resolution.”
What will be shocking is if the Falcons find a dance partner for such a trade, everyone knowing PETA will instantly chastise the organization for bringing in Vick, sentenced to those 23 months for his involvement in a brutal dog fighting ring. On top of that, any sort of trade would obviously have to become a sign-and-trade since a player’s existing contract follows him to the new team in a trade. And for 2009, Vick is on the books for a $9 million base and a $6.43 million bonus.
There also is this little detail about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell having to reinstate Vick, and as we know, guys have been suspended for far less than serving 23 months in Leavenworth.
Not sure the Falcons will get even a bag of those contaminated peanuts going out of circulation for Vick on this one.
Mickey Spagnola
Amazing, absolutely amazing, and how did we know this would absolutely be the case when news came down out of Atlanta the Falcons would attempt to trade imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick once he finished serving his 23-month term on July 20:
The Dallas Cowboys would come up.
But in somewhat of a reverse form, ESPN has decided it was important in its version of the story, picked up from a Q&A on AtlantaFalcons.com, to report highly-placed Cowboys sources saying the team has not discussed the possibility of trading for Vick, as if every released person from prison is automatically considered by the Cowboys. No other NFL team was checked with on the subject.
That’s what we’ve come to.
During the course of the Q&A with his own website, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff had this to say about Vick, whose rights still are owned by the Falcons:
"With regards to Michael Vick, we’ve decided to seek a trade of his contractual rights to another NFL club. We took a number of steps in the 2008 season, including using our first pick to draft a quarterback. We feel a trade is the best move for the Falcons, and it’s also in the best interest of Michael. This has been a really unique situation from a variety of standpoints and because we will actively be involved in a trade situation, I don’t envision our organization speaking any more about this subject publicly until it’s reached a resolution.”
What will be shocking is if the Falcons find a dance partner for such a trade, everyone knowing PETA will instantly chastise the organization for bringing in Vick, sentenced to those 23 months for his involvement in a brutal dog fighting ring. On top of that, any sort of trade would obviously have to become a sign-and-trade since a player’s existing contract follows him to the new team in a trade. And for 2009, Vick is on the books for a $9 million base and a $6.43 million bonus.
There also is this little detail about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell having to reinstate Vick, and as we know, guys have been suspended for far less than serving 23 months in Leavenworth.
Not sure the Falcons will get even a bag of those contaminated peanuts going out of circulation for Vick on this one.
Mickey Spagnola
posted by The Gryphon at 7:39 PM
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