Posted by Mike Florio
The UFL has sent mixed signals over the past year regarding its potential interest in quarterback Mike Vick. Initially, Commissioner Michael Huyghue was gung-ho on the possibility. He subsequently cooled on the proposition.
But now the pendulum has swung back in the pro-Vick direction, possibly due to the general sense that public opinion favors giving Vick a second chance, despite his guilty plea to federal felony charges of conspiracy to engage in interstate gambling and interstate dogfighting, and his subsequent 21-month prison term.
“One of the things that is important in our premiere season is to showcase the quality of talent and the coaches, and to be able to show outstanding players who find themselves in this quagmire the NFL creates,” Huyghue recently told the Associated Press. “Michael Vick might be that kind of player because he is . . . a phenomenal talent, but he needs transitionining back into the NFL.
“Also gaining as much widespread exposure for the league as possible might be addressed with Michael Vick.” More – ProFootballTalk.com
