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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to ban Vick from going to the Falcons training camp, which actually starts on the day of his arraignment, Thursday. The Falcons team owner Arthur Blank later said that they were planning to suspend Vick for four games, but Goodell asked that they hold off on delivering their own action against Vick, and they did.

I forget the name of the sports guy on channel 38, but he was on at about 9 something and he said that this could possibly kill Vick’s career. If anything, it’ll at least wreck his reputation and his sponsors. I’d definitely put all my Falcons gear away (let’s face it: he’s the reason I have a Falcons hat). If he is proven guilty in all of this, I wouldn’t look at him the same way, and I wouldn’t turn on the TV to see him play. I wouldn’t put him on my fantasy team, I wouldn’t do this, that…you get the point.

Do these guys get it? They’re role models (or they’re supposed to be). Teenagers will look at these guys and want to buy their jersey, will want to be like them, and will listen to their advice. Being in the spotlight gives you a big-time responsibility: you have to keep a good image. More eyes are paying attention to you, more people are looking at your lifestyle, and things you do are way more likely to hit the public than it would if you were just a regular civilian.

There have been animal activists and sports writers, among other people, who have mentioned this and shown their disgust. I’m really looking forward to see how this whole case turns out and if Vick can really get out of this one.

On the sports side of it, the worst case scenario is that the Falcons could be without a good starting quarterback, which would really mess up the team and the new head coach’s first year. Good luck to all parties involved in this one.

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