NFL Prohibits Vick From Reporting to Camp
Jim Swanson July 23rd, 2007 - 9:53 pmBy Mark Maske
Washington Post Staff Writer
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday ordered quarterback Michael Vick not to report to training camp with the Atlanta Falcons until the league has reviewed his legal troubles stemming from federal dog-fighting charges.
Vick’s playing status is to be determined by Goodell, and the NFL gave no timetable for the decision other than to announce that the review would be completed “as soon as possible.”
“While it is for the criminal justice system to determine your guilt or innocence, it is my responsibility as commissioner of the National Football League to determine whether your conduct, even if not criminal, nonetheless violated league policies, including the personal conduct policy,” Goodell wrote Vick in a letter yesterday, according to an NFL statement.
A federal grand jury indicted Vick and three other men last week on conspiracy charges related to their alleged operation of a dog-fighting ring based at a property owned by Vick in southeastern Virginia. Vick is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon in Richmond while his teammates participate in their opening practice of training camp in Flowery Branch, Ga. Falcons players are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday.
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