Bob Molinaro of the Virginian-Pilot has a good column out today on the NFLPA’s weak response to the “double-secret probation” applied to Michael Vick’s hopeful return to the league.
If ever there were a reason pro football players needed to be represented by a muscular union, it’s Roger Goodell.
Unfortunately, for some of its most troubled and maligned members, the people in charge of running the National Football League Players Association seem to be spending the summer at the beach.
Goodell’s conditional, partial reinstatement of Michael Vick on Monday is the most controversial decision to come out of the commissioner’s office since the indefinite suspension of Cleveland Browns receiver Donte Stallworth last month.
Molinaro notes that, of all people, Terrell Owens makes the most sense: “I think [Vick's] done the time for what he’s done,” Owens said. “Why more punishment? It’s almost like kicking a dead horse in the ground.”
Filed under: NFLPA, Roger Goodell, personal conduct policy , Donte Stallworth, Michael Vick, Terrell Owens
