| The year 2007 has been definitely not the | | | | carry other motives besides his involvement |
| year for the NFL star Michael Vick. Since | | | | with illegal betting as it was suspected that |
| last January, when his suspicious bottle of | | | | he was on drugs. |
| water was seized by security at Miami | | | | |
| International Airport because the police said | | | | This was cleared on Wednesday, September 26, |
| it smelled like marijuana and had a hidden | | | | when the federal judge in his case applied |
| compartment containing some dark particulate, | | | | more restrictions to his release because a |
| even when the lab tests didn't found evidence | | | | urine sample taken on September 13 came up |
| of drugs and he was cleared by the police, it | | | | positive for marijuana. |
| seems like it was a bad omen of what had yet | | | | |
| to come. | | | | This only makes it all worst for him, now |
| | | | he's restricted to leave his house between |
| On April, it began the dog fighting case, | | | | 10pm and 6am, with electronic monitoring and |
| which took place in a property of his own in | | | | also must submit to random drug testing. |
| Surry County; he already pleaded guilty of | | | | Besides, using marijuana is considered a |
| the charges on a written federal plea, and is | | | | violation to his conditions of release, which |
| waiting for the sentence scheduled for | | | | can seriously affect the judge decision when |
| December 10 and in the meantime he was placed | | | | he determinates the sentence for the case |
| under a pre-trial release. In addition to | | | | he's involved with. |
| this case, the last indictment presented was | | | | |
| for Vick "beating or killing or causing dogs | | | | The bottom line is, considering all this |
| to fight other dogs and engaging or promoting | | | | facts, that the chances of watching Michael |
| dog fighting". | | | | Vick in a NFL season in the future are quite |
| | | | remote. At least one can assume that his days |
| The sentence could be of a maximum of 5 years | | | | with the Atlanta Falcons are completely over, |
| in prison and a 250000 dollars fine. Due to | | | | as the team owner is extremely uncomfortable |
| these indictments, the Atlanta Falcons | | | | with Vick's implication with the dog |
| quarterback's career is going down, since he | | | | fighting, even more than he is with his drug |
| was indefinite suspended by the NFL | | | | problems. |
| commissioner, although this suspension could | | | | |