Jim Mora Jr. sat down with Vick for an interview that will air this Sunday on “NFL Gameday Morning” at 9 AM.
One of Mora’s first questions: why not come clean? Vick refused to cooperate with federal investigators when he was first questioned regarding dog fighting allegations, and this led to a longer prison sentence when he was eventually found guilty.
“My whole life was a lie, Jim, you know, everything from A to Z,” Vick said.
When asked about how he got involved in dog fighting, Vick said it started early.
“I got involved when I was young. My first year in the league, I met a guy, and one thing led to another. Now we got an old farm, and we got some land. And we were off and running.”
The most shocking parts of the interview are obviously the ones where Vick talks (quite candidly) about what landed him in jail. He admitted to lying to Mora, and saying he was going off to see family, when, in fact, he was dog fighting every week.
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I wonder if he is going to express any remorse about what he did to the dogs who he made fight or if this is just some sort of PR play to get people to feel bad for him because his life was out of control due to the fame and fortune. I guess we will all find out soon enough as the rest of the information I could find about this interview seems like a giant sob story about how he wasn’t trying his best or playing his hardest and how his life was a big lie.
Vick to Discuss His Involvement in Dog Fighting
October 1, 2010 by
Agreed. The only thing he's really sorry about is that he got caught!
I have a hard time believeing he didn't know exactly what he was doing. The only thing he's sorry about is getting caught!
He absolutely knew what he was doing but this is apparently the first time he has ever admitted it publicly.
Litter box comes to mind.
I wish the press would quit giving him attention. I tend to agree with 24 Paws of Love, think he's sorry he got caught, nothing more, nothing less.
I think he needs to realize he will never gain sympathy or understanding for what he did and that those of us who care will never go to see him play or buy his products or anything else to support him.
I'm afraid I can't find any sympathy in my heart for Michael Vick and those like him. My sympathies lie with the dogs he abused or allowed to be abused.
We seriously hate this guy around here. What an evil, evil man he is.