When Michael Vick first got signed to the Falcons, I didn't really like him. He looked a little to Thug for my liking (I am being honest here) but he did play really good football. Fast forward a couple of years and I actually enjoyed watching him play but I also thought he still seemed like he couldn't get around his thuggish persona. Fast forward another couple of years and he was arrested for his role in a dog fighting ring. Now I love dogs and how anyone could do that to innocent animals is beyond me, I also believe that not all pitbulls are aggressive by nature but it is people who train them, who are cruel, to be aggressive. He was convicted and did his time.
When he got out there was a huge hoopla about him coming back into the NFL and if he should be allowed to or if he should be banned for life, etc. But the commissioner gave him a second chance and the Eagles signed him (not that quickly but yes it did happen). It honestly bugs me to hear people saying that he shouldn't be allowed to play and he shouldn't have a second chance, and it bothers me even more when it comes from some of my Christian friends. I honestly believe he changed, he got rid of a lot of his old friends and quit hanging around places that used to get him into trouble. He cleaned up his life. The thing that stuck me the most was the fact that Tony Dungy was/is his mentor that got to me. He even went as far as visiting Michael Vick when he was in prison. (Tony Dungy has a huge heard for prison ministry which is awesome in my book.) I don't think a man of Tony Dungy's morals, ethics and character would continually back someone who didn't truly change. I honestly believe everyone deserves a second chance- Jesus died on a cross so we could have a second chance at heaven. I pray that more people would be willing to look at the person Michael Vick is now not the person he was 6,7,8 years ago. People grow people change and all it takes is a little bit of faith.
I just had to get that out of my system... Thanks for reading if you got this far...
I agree completely Melissa
ReplyDeleteMelissa, I agree with you. Micael Vick played high school football in our area. He moved on to VA Tech and demonstrated his football skills at the college level. he never got into trouble (ulike his younger brother, Marcus) during all those years. Clearly he had issues. He lacked a strong father figure, hung out with the wrong friends that took advantage of him, etc. I'm not excusing his deplorable actions with the dog fighting business. I was one that stopped thinking of him in a positive way. However, I sense that he truely learned from his mistakes. Prison had a positive effect on him. I am guardedly optimistic that he has turned his life around. More time is needed to be sure. Meanwhile, I am supportive of him and hope others will also give him the benefit of the doubt while he moves forward with his life. I hope he continues on the path he is currently on.
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