Michael Vick has paid his debt to society and should be allowed to play in the NFL again. I have no problem with that. But this right here is fucking absurd.
The Eagles announced this morning that Vick’s teammates have voted him as this year’s recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award, which is given annually to a player who exemplifies commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.
Eagles coach Andy Reid said the vote was a unanimous one. Actually, it wasn’t. Vick said he had a vote and that he didn’t cast his for himself.
So there you have it – the Eagles (of course the fucking Eagles) think that out of everyone on their team, Michael Vick was the most courageous. Because let’s face it, it takes a lot of courage to spend time in jail after electrocuting dogs.
I think what makes me so uncomfortable with all of this is that the vote was unanimous. I mean, not one fucking guy on the Eagles thought to himself, “Wow, this is pretty fucked up. Maybe we shouldn’t give an award for courage to a guy who was running a dogfighting ring.”
Just another day that I’m proud to be a human being.
