Vick could make NAACP look like Chicken Little
OPINION -- By dragging the NAACP into the fray, chapter president J. Whyatt Mondesire threatens to make the organization out to be no better than a Chicken Little of civil rights...
Vick feels the brotherly love in his Eagles debut
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It's been a long time since Michael Vick heard such sweet sounds.As Vick entered Thursday night's preseason game against Jacksonville on the second play from scrimmage, many in the crowd stood and cheered. Although he never acknowledged the support, Vick was thrilled about the reception from the Philadelphia fans...
For Vick, once a quarterback, always a quarterback
OPINION - A black quarterback was not taken in the first round of the NFL draft until 1978 and in 1988, Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to play in and win a Super Bowl.
Vick: I've done some terrible things
VIDEO - A remorseful Michael Vick wants a second chance and a fresh start with the Philadelphia Eagles -- and knows he won't be easily forgiven by fans...
The return of the prodigal quarterback
OPINION -- I was as shocked as the rest of America to hear that Michael Vick has been signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. Although I've always supported Vick's human right to fairness...
Put Vick on the field, not on a pedestal
Like most fair-minded and even moderately temperate souls, I've long been of the unwavering belief Mike Vick...
Vick and Forrest reflect different sides of black athletes
(AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
by Roland Laird
Where African American athletes are concerned, Michael Vick and Vernon Forrest represent two sides of t…
NFL reinstates Michael Vick
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for. Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He could participate in regular-season games as early as October.
Vick meets with NFL Players Association
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Michael Vick met with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith earlier this week, after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback finished serving 23 months in federal custody for a dogfighting conviction.
Vick completes dogfighting sentence
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field.
