In what is quite possibly the most clearcut example of why people have to leave the hood behind once they have money, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback and one time NFL poster boy Michael Vick will be spending 23 months in jail for his involvement in a dogfighting ring that pretty much ruined his life as he knew it as the highest paid player in the NFL.
Since Vick has already started serving time for his crime (which I think was very smart), his sentence will actually end up being closer to 20 months. By the time Vick makes it out, he'll be about 30 years old. In comparison, the Green Bay Packers' signal caller Brett Favre is currently 38 years old and leading the Packers to their best season in decades.
What's interesting about all this is that Michael Vick will definitely still be capable of playing by the time he makes it out of jail, especially if they actually do The Longest Yard in prison. It'll be interesting to see how commissioner Roger Goodell deals with Vick because one would think that he paid the price for his actions after spending the better portion of two years in jail. Does dogfighting warrant a lifetime ban? Well Goodwell has about 20 months to think about it.
See ya in 2009, Senor Vick, when you'll be the closest thing to Mike Tyson the NFL has ever seen.
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