Sick Of Vick

After turning to ESPN all day yesterday with the hopes of seeing sports news, I was bombarded with news about Michael Vick. In the morning, afternoon, evening, Vick was on the screen all day on nearly every major sports channel in the country. I understand that this is one of the bigger stories in sports at this time, but I am starting to get tired of seeing his face more now than I did when he played in the NFL. It seems that Vick has become more popular and supported now as a criminal, than he ever was as a starting quarterback on the Atlanta Falcons. It wasn't even the fact that he was on television all day yesterday, but the fact that people are still trying to defend him after he confessed to the dog fighting allegations. ESPN analysts were trying to explain that his actions were only being spotlighted because he was an African American athlete with a sort of cocky swagger about him. Is Michael Vick worthy of all this media attention? Perhaps, but he certainly is not being focused on because of his race. He is being focused on because of his career as a professional athlete. They are counted on to be role models for children around the country, and breaking the law is not something that should go unpunished because it shows a horrible example for young people in America. If there was any other athlete accused of these things, the same emphasis would be put on them. Sure it seems that more black athletes are in trouble with the law, especially in the NFL, but that is because there is simply more of them in the NFL. It is a simply statistics and odds, not racism. Honestly, Michael Vick will end up serving less time in prison than any other Average Joe convicted of the same crimes, so people need to stop trying to say he is being persecuted for his color, and start supporting his return to the NFL as one of the most blessed athletes in the league.