In a setting that for some reason reminds us of the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, here’s Eagles quarterback Mike Vick receiving the team’s Ed Block Courage Award in Baltimore on Tuesday night.
“My peers felt like I was doing the right thing,” Vick said. “Felt like I displayed courage and sportsmanship and leadership.”
Still, it’s hard to call a guy courageous when the obstacles he overcame were the product of a six-year lifestyle premised on gambling and animal cruelty. Of his own making.
Right now, I’d trust Vick before Rapey McRapistberger.
Any mention of Michael Vick still makes me reflect to that scene with Aunt Edna scowling Clark after he “accidently” left the dog tied to the rear bumper in, “National Lampoon’s Vacation”.
“Doggg Killler!”
and didn’t kill any dogs last season either. That should be enough to get him some kind of award.
I hereby nominate every ex-con who has born the grave injustice of paying his debt to society for the Ed Block Courage Award.
and didn’t kill any dogs last season either. That should be enough to get him some kind of award.
“Still, it’s hard to call a guy courageous when the obstacles he overcame were the product of a six-year lifestyle premised on gambling and animal cruelty. Of his own making.”
Something tells me it was more then 6 years……
This Ed Block fellow……….who is this any way?
Is this sort of like giving Nobel Peace Prizes to Al Gore and Barrack Obama?
Stop the world, I want to get off.
What is he supposed to think? Everyone around him told him how ‘courageous’ he was during this….surround yourself with yes men and this is what you get.
Well said Florio. Vick is a scumbag. Always has been, always will be. If he knew he could get away with dogfighting, he would still be doing it. He hasn’t changed at all.
Well, it sure is nice of him to say those things about himself. What an arrogant tool. I wish he’d just shut up.
Courage? Maybe, owning up to and paying for his crime. Sportsmanship? You rarely played! You had no choices to make. Leadership? Look that word up, Vick. You have never been a leader.
Bottom line: You are trying to milk a contract out of someone before you are too old. You will ultimately be a rags to riches to rags story, a suitable premise for Steve Martin’s sequel to “The Jerk.”
Angry venom filled comment #24.
Let it go Florio. You sound like a broken record.
So what you are saying is a guy cant change and it SHOW IN EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE and win something for it?????? Florio come on with that BS man….If this were you son YOU WOULD BE HIS BIGGEST FAN!!
SO should he continue to be a THUG????? Does he move forward and CONTINUE to do the things he has been doing……
Again if you are willing to give your child another chance and support him/her in a rode to recovery then whats wrong with Vick trying to correct his past by living a much better future???
you know sometime I feel people want some of these guys to continue to get in trouble just so all can hear “I TOLD YOU SO”
The sense of entitlement to judge is UNBELIEVEABLE!
Can we just pretend this award never happened?
Vick is a charasmatic sociopath. His propaganda (AKA The Michael Vick Project) is a complete play at getting sympathy from the black community. That show is vomit inducing fabricated fiction. I hope he gets a chance to start and falls right on his face. Then he’ll find someone else to blame because he thinks he is the greatest of all time.
Vick has all the earmarks of a recidivist.
Richard Collier was another recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award.
Why waste the virtual ink on the POS that is Vick?
He’s not courageous. Just a douche bag with a lot of money. That’s the only reason he isn’t still behind bars.
To be fair, your article should be titled, “According to Vick, PEERS say he displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership”.
Then again, what does that say about his peers? Maybe they should have voted for someone more deserving.
Big Ben might get this award in 2012.
turd hahaha nobody wants you but the 0-3gles!
“Felt like I displayed courage and sportsmanship and leadership.”
aaaaaahhhhhhhh Mike, I think they were talking about you in the Dog Ring there……..
What a delusional scumbag.
Courage, from a guy who drowned helpless dogs and lied about it? Sportsmanship, from a guy who once flipped off his own fans? Leadership…seriously?
This is a disgrace to the Ed Block award.
This is the worst of humanity. Vick is called courageous for stopping conduct worthy of garbage. All due to being able to play a sport……..
“My peers felt like I was doing the right thing,” Felt like I displayed courage and sportsmanship and leadership.” – Mike Vick
Where did Vick say that HE displayed those qualities? That’s ok. You just misquoted him. That’s like me taking the following blog entry, “Vick says he displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership,” and I come out and say, “Mike Florio thinks that Vick displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership.”
Vick is a scumbag, but that doesn’t mean you have to misquote him.
This dude is still “sick”…..me thinks he needs another couple years in the pen. Talk about a self-gratifying egotistical ass……and to think that idiots blast BF for less than this egomaniac.
Amazing considering the fact that this is someone that emphatically stated he didn’t know killing dogs and making dogs kill each other was not acceptable. ANYBODY who defends this assclown belongs in the same place Vick does …….”HELL”, I’ll always hate his guts and anybody that thinks like him!!
Nice yellow journalism headline, florio. Vick of course, didn’t “say he displayed” those things, he says that HIS TEAMMATES said he displayed those things. A fine line, but words mean something.
When you’re using them to drum up incendiary traffic to your blog.
Vick says he displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership….and a killer instinct.
To think, someone has now convinced this piece of human waste that he is courageous…….unbelievable.
He got an opportunity to collect this award because he was CAUGHT committing a crime. So indirectly he is being rewarded for killing and torturing inoccent animals. Wonderful.
“Vick says he displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership.”
Florio, you really, really, really need to learn how to quote people properly if you’re going to pretend to be a reporter. It’s not all that difficult, you just write down what they say and don’t change it. How can it be that you can’t master this simple task?
And don’t forget the Ron Mexico stuff along with the hidden compartment incident at the airport. Yep, this guy represents Philadelphia in a way only Marvin Harrison can approach.
Courage: KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
Sportsmanship: That dog lost me HOW MUCH MONEY? KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
Leadership: I’ll show you where you can KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
He displayed courage by allowing animal cruelty until he was caught, he displayed sportsmanship by allowing the animals to continue their fight to the death, he displayed leadership by allowing the use of his property to be utilized for animal cruelty.
Vick to Cleveland and the Dawg Pound…lock it in
When ya screw up royally, and who can’t lay claim to having done that at least once in their life, what other options do you have? Fold like an accordion and either live a reclusive life, go back to your old ways, or man it up — move forward and do the right things. Let’s give him a little credit for moving on and conducting himself in a way as to gain the admiration of his peers.
Bring on the “he has changed” nonsense from his blind followers.
When a guy says these things about himself and no one else (at least no one credible) is saying them, it make him look pathetic. If he had any courage at all, he would have declined the award and deferred to a deserving individual. That would been the mature, sportsmanlike thing to do in this circumstance. And, it would have been an indication that he was “getting it.” Totally classless and clueless. Seeya, wouldn’t wanna beya!
Maybe Vick could land in Minnesota after all…
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Childress said he realizes Favre might feel some emotions before the game but his hope is that when the game starts Favre has a “serial-killer mentality.”
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http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/63144742.html
The award came from his teammates. He didn’t say that HE thought that he displayed courage, sportsmanship and leadership. He said that his TEAMMATES thought that he displayed courage, sportsmanship and leadership. Misleading title.
Plus, this is over 2 years old. He paid his debt to society and serves as a backup. Meanwhile, we got another QB that’s out there sexually assaulting 20 year-old women all across this country.
He would fit in nicely with the Dallas Cowboys, he has already been convicted of a felony!
Hey Vox, why does a cowturd fan like you waste so much time replying to every Eagles post that comes along. In reality you are the POS, not Vick
100+ comments by noon
Give mike vick a damn break, some of you want to crucify a human being for what he did to some animals but yet none of you ever say anything about stallworth killing a human being…you guys are just pitiful ass individuals who does not know the meaning of forgiveness but would want to be forgiven if you were in that kind of situation…get a damn life and stop being so judgemental because afterall you do not have the final say so in anything that happens in his life or after he dies…damn pricks
You all are a bunch of idiots!! It takes great courage to hold a bulldog under water with those teeth trying to bite him to get air. Im ashamed of this site!!
Words words words words words CAPS LOCK INDICATING OUTRAGE!!!! Words words words CAPS FOR EMPHASIS?!?
Occam says:
March 10, 2010 12:12 PM
“Vick says he displayed courage, sportsmanship, leadership.”
Florio, you really, really, really need to learn how to quote people properly if you’re going to pretend to be a reporter. It’s not all that difficult, you just write down what they say and don’t change it. How can it be that you can’t master this simple task?
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WHAT HE SAID…WHAT A DELTA BRAVO YOU ARE MIKE FOOLIO
Please Mr. Vick, get the hell out of Philadelphia. Please trade him for a couple of kicking tees or some sh*t.
Giving an award to a felon and organized crime member.
Ed Block has to really be proud.
Who really cares? If you hate Vick you’re gonna rip ‘em regardless, but he is not the one who voted, they all voted for him. And the protesters standing outside with their home made signs really look ridiculous, they need to get a life…..or how bout going out and finding where the dog fights are and do something about it now and stop them………..But, If he really wants to be a starter in this league, he does need to shut his mouth and accept whatever is given to him instead of going on various radio stations and saying he wants to play for someone because they have nice uniforms
tian says:
March 10, 2010 12:18 PM
The award came from his teammates. He didn’t say that HE thought that he displayed courage, sportsmanship and leadership. He said that his TEAMMATES thought that he displayed courage, sportsmanship and leadership. Misleading title.
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A man who truly understood the severity of his actions would never have accepted this award. He thinks he displayed courage, sportsmanship and leadership because he agreed to accept the award.
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tian says:
Plus, this is over 2 years old. He paid his debt to society and serves as a backup. Meanwhile, we got another QB that’s out there sexually assaulting 20 year-old women all across this country.
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…and no one’s giving Ben Roethlisberger awards for courage, are they?
Will Leonard Little be next year’s Ed Block recipient?
@ rickah (yes new post now)
How many active Cowboys players are felons?
What Vick did to dogs is beyond horrible. However, society’s attitude towards convicted felons is counter productive and perpetuates crime.
Vick is courageous given the circumstances. His ability to stand up to relentless ridicule is hard even for someone of his previous stature.
What does our society want? Do we put all criminals on an island and blow it up or are we truly about rehabiliation? If our society wants to rehabilate, we need to show those convicted of crimes that if they work hard and stay clear of further issues we will accept them back into society.
This badgering of Vick demostrates to other felons that they might as well not change their ways and continue to commit crime, because it will never get better.
I bet the ViQueens would pick this turd up if the hillbilly decides to retire for the 12th time. I also bet losers like Percy_Harvin would welcome Vick with his extra large dong. Wouldn’t ya Percy?
The fact that Vick, the Eagles, or anyone else for that matter, believe that paying your debt to society and making good on your promises only after criminal charges makes you courageous illustrates the ignorance of a certain group of people in this country. You put yourself in this position, nobody did this to you, it’s your damn fault.. you do the best you can going forward but nobody is going to give you a gold medal for working toward being a respectable human being. I commend Vick for correcting his past mistakes and hope he is successful both in his personal life and professional, but to think you deserve an award for doing it is disgusting.
Why’s everybody always picking on me?
Is it courage to kill dogs, create a legal mess for yourself, and then be able to go back to the pampered lifestyle that you knew prior to getting caught?
What a piece of crap this guy is.
Oh shut up people, seriously. Does America need someone to hate that bad? OMG he did something against the law and went to prison for it, I guess he should never experience happiness again in his life huh? People can be so pathetic at times I swear…
Courage: KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
Sportsmanship: That dog lost me HOW MUCH MONEY? KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
Leadership: I’ll show you where you can KILL THAT MF’N DOG!
Post of my lifetime, thanks!!!!!!!
Awww…..he showed courage after killing defenseless animals…..poor Michael Vick. It also says a lot about the guys that voted for him. FU.
Pothead!!! SCREWED Arthur Blank in arse several million times. Then Gambled with other Potheads. Ran a Gambling organization. Smoked a tremendous amount of weed before big games. Then lied about it. Killed a few less than angry dogs. And, screwed everyone he ever borrowed money from. Then states to the whole world that his peers think he’s still a nice guy.
What a Hero!!!!
Let’s get him to work on the HealthCare Bill.
Maybe he should have paid off the dogs, instead. Right, Florio?
You gotta love the holier-than-thou’s on this board fuming (still) about ANIMALS, after Vick has done his time for the crime.
But they and NFL have no problem letting murderers of HUMANS stay in the league a la Ray “Acquitted” Lewis and Donte “Watch the Walk” Stallworth, just to mention two.
These same nitwits have no problem that murderer OJ stays in the HOF but for God’s sake don’t let Pete Rose in HOF because of…gambling??!!
Beam me up, Scotty!
“How many active Cowboys players are felons?”
The team signed Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson for last season. That about sums up the moral fiber of the Cowboys. Saying that they’re not on the current roster doesn’t mean the Cowboys have changed their philosophy on scumbags. It just means that they cut the scumbags because they couldn’t play.
Can anyone name anyone else who won the Ed Block Courage Award?
do they give it away in cracker jacks?
Courage? He gets an award for having the “courage” to overcome his greatest obstacle…himself. Surely, you can’t be serious. When does Dante Stallworth receive his courage award?
What an embarrassment…………let’s give an award to someone for no longer torturing, killing, and gambling on dogs!
This speach is right up there with Gayle Sayers/Brian’s song………..someone give me a tissue!
“Still, it’s hard to call a guy courageous when the obstacles he overcame were the product of a six-year lifestyle premised on gambling and animal cruelty. Of his own making.”
A+
There was a signal firing in my brain – but I wouldn’t have been able to describe it’s motive. You did perfectly.
Hey FLorio- this is a rooney rule issue- there needs to be at least one other dog killer considered for this award- what an outrage!
Consider the source people..look at the guys that nominated him…combined, they have an 8th grade education..you know it’s true!
The more I see this guy in the news and the more hear what comes out of his mouth… the more I can’t stand him!
I really believe he feels like he’s owed something for what he’s been thru… even though it was a product of his own creation.
@ BoMeister
I don’t think you get it… nobody condones the murder of humans or animals… and nobody condones wife/ girlfriend beaters either; the people whose comments lean towards acceptance are the same jackasses that do those types of things in their own lives… and they themselves are pieces of SHIT!
Ray Lewis = POS
Donte Stallworth = POS
OJ Simpson = POS
Mike Vick = POS
Brandon Marshall = POS
And so on…
Micky Vick tortured & murdered animals for fun, and never paid a minute or dime because of it.
Who is Ed Block anyways?
What a fool to blow a $140 mil contract! This POS would still be violently abusing dogs if he had not gotten caught. What is courageous about that? Unfortunately he is a god-like idol to the underbelly that support and embrace the gangsta’ thug lifestyle.
You know who never won the Ed Block Courage Award? Ed Block.
KING JOE, could not have said it better i’m not a vick fan and i do love animals but i firmly believe that him and anyone else who has made bad decisions deserves a second chance so long as they continue to act like they want a second chance. and vick so far has been acting as if he wants a second chance so why dont some of you bashers start attacking some of the rapist and wife beaters and killers of people around the league and let mike be mike and if he screws up again i’ll be the first one to bash him i promise
I bet his IQ is under 80.
Dude is stupid.
And black people always DEFEND FAMOUS BLACK PEOPLE unless they committed black on black crime. Right or wrong, its fact.
If anything, the reason why the black communtity has EVER had any problems since 30 -40 years ago is their own acceptance of crime and refusal to deal with it or snitch out anyone.
@ sunday
Greg Decamillus won it for Dallas
You know who also one the Ed Block Courage Award this year? Woman-beater (if you call Tila Tequila a woman) Shawne Merriman.
I’m not a Michael Vick fan but I must say there are a ton of negative opinions out here about the guy. I’m also not a dog lover as so many of you are. At some point I guess he’ll be able to just play football and not have to worry about all of the rock throwing losers that post on these columns. Get a Freakin life!
@midnite,
“This POS would still be violently abusing dogs if he had not gotten caught.”
Nice. I haven’t thought about this much, but that’s true and very relevant.
Vick doesnt deserve our support and the Eagles suck for giving him a contract…typical eagle crap.
Vick get out of the NFL!
everyone concern with animals rights need to get things straight…….i do not condone or consent with anybody who hurts animals…….BUT…there r children out there who are getting abused or mistreated …..women being beaten or raped…..and everyone is not concerned about that….PETA i am talking directly to u…..Ray Lewis was involved in a double murder and nobody seems to bring that up……and guilty or not Ben ,i force myself on women because they should all want to have sex with me,Rothesberger has nothing said about him…..I bet if he raped a dog PETA would be all over him…….mike vick is trying to change ..is nt that what prison is for …rehabilitation……get off his back he paid his debt to society …let it go
He said these things about……..himself?
Too stupid to be embarrassed. Pathetic.
How is he the least bit supposed to be lauded for playing football after being in prisoned? They should have shipped his ass off to Iraq or Afghanistan then he could have seen what a real hero is like. He is a poor excuse for a black man and does not deserve an award for courage. He wasn’t so much imprisoned for killing dogs as he was for lying. Bottom line is that when you are asked by the feds about something you are so obviously doing wrong, DON’T LIE to them you stupid son of a bi^ch. I am not a cowboy fan nor a white man, but men like Roger Staubach embody what a man should be like and how courage should be determined in the NFL. The man served his country, won a Heisman trophy, and conducted himself with integrity and honor. This should be the standard, not just simply stepping on the field after serving time in prison.
What a joke.
Serious fixes are needed in the nomination process for this one…like the nominators being fired…right now.
In that perfect world, you’d have to show courage to be awarded for it…right?
What a slam to all the folks that actually earned this award in the past.
rename it the blockhead award.
he’s a lying liar turd.
riders008 says:
March 10, 2010 2:54 PM
everyone concern with animals rights need to get things straight…….i do not condone or consent with anybody who hurts animals…….BUT…there r children out there who are getting abused or mistreated …..women being beaten or raped…..and everyone is not concerned about that….PETA i am talking directly to u…..Ray Lewis was involved in a double murder and nobody seems to bring that up……and guilty or not Ben ,i force myself on women because they should all want to have sex with me,Rothesberger has nothing said about him…..I bet if he raped a dog PETA would be all over him…….mike vick is trying to change ..is nt that what prison is for …rehabilitation……get off his back he paid his debt to society …let it go
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Ohhhhhh. I get it. Since people are dying and starving no one should ever complain about a convicted dog-fighting dog killer who receives an award for courage? Is that your point?
If so, it’s wicked stupid.
And for the record, I think you can find multiple stories on Roethlisberger on this very site. And many people are condemning his alleged actions. I say alleged because nothing’s been proven.. Unlike Vick’s case.
And Ray Lewis? Really? That was about 9 years ago and Florio had a post on it THIS WEEK. You really think no one’s bringing it up? Open your eyes.
Rename it after a fallen HERO. The PAT TILLMAN AWARD would be a good place to start thinking. He is a man who embodied courage as well. Do you think that Michael Vick would ever turn down a contract in the NFL to serve his country? I doubt it.
Chapnasty2 says:
March 10, 2010 1:41 PM
@ sunday
Greg Decamillus won it for Dallas
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Actually, Kyle Kosier won it for Dallas. They gave out a special one for JOE DeCamillis.
http://www.edblock.org/content/ed-block-courage-award-recipients
o0OMorrisO0o says:
March 10, 2010 12:49 PM
Oh shut up people, seriously. Does America need someone to hate that bad? OMG he did something against the law and went to prison for it, I guess he should never experience happiness again in his life huh? People can be so pathetic at times I swear…
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Yeah, that’s right. We don’t want him to be happy. That’s what this is about.
No, the outrage is about the decision of the Eagles players to make a mockery of what’s supposed to be an honor. And some of it is about Vick’s lack of common sense in his decision to accept it. Any rational, remorseful human being in his position would’ve declined. He should’ve realized he’d actually get a LOT more good PR by showing humility and turning it down.
riders008 says:
March 10, 2010 2:54 PM
everyone concern with animals rights need to get things straight…….i do not condone or consent with anybody who hurts animals…….BUT…there r children out there who are getting abused or mistreated …..women being beaten or raped…..and everyone is not concerned about that….PETA i am talking directly to u…..Ray Lewis was involved in a double murder and nobody seems to bring that up……and guilty or not Ben ,i force myself on women because they should all want to have sex with me,Rothesberger has nothing said about him…..I bet if he raped a dog PETA would be all over him…….mike vick is trying to change ..is nt that what prison is for …rehabilitation……get off his back he paid his debt to society …let it go
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Take a look at the PFT most commented. The 10 most commented posts over the last week or so. 5 of 10 are about Roethlisberger. 1 is actually about Ray Lewis, even though his ordeal was 9 years ago.
Care to revise your statement about no one caring about those guys?
DieHardSkinsFan21 says:
March 10, 2010 8:41 PM
Rename it after a fallen HERO. The PAT TILLMAN AWARD would be a good place to start thinking. He is a man who embodied courage as well. Do you think that Michael Vick would ever turn down a contract in the NFL to serve his country? I doubt it.
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So what? Probably more than 70% of the people haven’t given up their livelihoods in which they earn a fraction of those guys make to serve their country. It’s stupid to make that argument because it can be said about anyone. Probably yourself included. If you have served or are in the army, disregard the previous sentence. Other than that, the point that Vick wouldn’t give up a contract to serve his country only shows he and many millions of people don’t have the same mindset as Tillman. I’m sure there are a bunch of people in the army who would jump at the chance to make millions as opposed to serving their country. Doesn’t make them any less honorable.
@mrhumble…. dude u took my screen name!
I HOPE SOMEBODY GOES AND PROTEST Ben Roethlisberger FOR RAPING WOMEN LIKE HE’S Pepe Le Pew!!!!! and Mark McGuire to sense you missed heckling him because he left before you found out. If Ben can play then Adam “Pacman” Jones can to. They gave pacman an “Outside the Lines” report but Floyd Landis an Ben get a line across the screen. Look at the leader of 2 Superbowl for the Steeler taking Pu$$y but Nancy Grace comes out for Tiger Woods, Chris Brown, Kobe, Vick and even Charles Barkley but no Roethlisberger media monster to feed!! Where is Roger Clemens’ “Game of Shadows”. You haters are funny like that. The media monster is chasing Glenn Beck’s viewers and rating. I see now. Bottom line is that if Ben can be the face of a franchise then I think Adam “Pacman” Jones can play and Vick hurt dogs but Ben rapes women!!!!!!
@midnite,
“This POS would still be violently abusing dogs if he had not gotten caught.”
That’s perfect – and 100% accurate – he NEVER did one day for setting animals on fire & attaching electrodes to their balls – he lied to everyone after he did it & would STILL BE DOING it if he hadn’t been caught.
I see a lot of posts here telling others to let it go but none of the MV support group will ever directly handle him setting sick animals on fire or electrocuting them. They blame others for being outraged. Anyone that defends MV is just like him a POS.
AS for Roethlisburger, go post there about what he did/does, Roethlisburger has nothing to do with MV except to use him as a deflection, smoke screen to try & minimize MV’s behavior.
@jimicos
He won’t revise that statement cause it’s not about Roethlisburger, it about just defending his homey, just another way to switch the focus from the horrific cruelty that is MV.
everyone concern with animals rights need to get things straight…….i do not condone or consent with anybody who hurts animals…….BUT…there r children out there who are getting abused or mistreated …..women being beaten or raped….
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Google search animal cruelty – domestic violence link.
What happens when people no longer get satisfaction from beating animals? They move on to bigger things or do both simultaneously, just depends which one they get caught for first.
It does take courage and leadership to sustain a dogfighting/gambling ring for so long. Just not much brains.
Wouldn’t call it a sport so wouldn’t say sportsmanship, but I am sure Vick can make the link it his own little world.