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| 28th August, 2007 - 10:01 am |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Cutting quarterback Michael Vick now that he's pleaded guilty to dogfighting and acknowledged lying to team owner Arthur Blank might make a lot of people feel better, Blank said.
Emotions have to be pushed aside for the financial benefit of the team, though, which is why, Blank said, Vick will remain on the roster ? he will be on a suspended list ? while the franchise "aggressively" pursues roughly $22 million in bonuses already paid to Vick.
"This is not as simple as standing here today and saying we're terminating Michael's rights," Blank said at a news conference in his Buckhead office Monday. "We simply cannot do that. It's not in our fans' or franchise's best interest. It would be a short-term fix at the expense of our long-term success.
"We cannot tell you today that Michael is cut from the team. Cutting him may feel better, today, emotionally for us and many of our fans but it's not in the long-term best interest of our franchise." [READ] |
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