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Just for levity's sake. Joe Horn on convicted animal abuser Michael Vick:
Q: As Michael Vick's teammate, how do you feel about this situation?
A: No one, I don't care if you're wealthy or poor, no one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life. Everyone who's breathing is going to have to deal with issues in their life. Unfortunately, Mike is up at bat right now.
What upsets me is if you don't know Michael Vick or haven't talked to him about how he feels, you shouldn't talk about the man until he's proven guilty or exonerated. Let the system take care of itself and take its course.
Q: Have you spoken to him?
A: I've spoken to him several times. Mike is saddened about the tension this is going to cause the team. I assured him I support him, the rest of the guys support him and the team supports him. Whether he's guilty or innocent or whether you believe he is, time will tell.
Q: The NFL commissioner has the authority to suspend Mike or the team can give him a leave of absence to focus on his legal issues. What about the possibility of not having Mike around?
A: I trust Coach [Bobby] Petrino's system, No. 1. I love Michael Vick as a person. Off the football field Mike will call me, we'll go golfing, we'll sit down and eat and talk about life. That's what I love about the man. Not having him around, that will hurt.
I think he should be around. The more he's around his family, his football family, his teammates playing football; it's what might help Michael Vick. I respect our commissioner but I don't think suspending him is going to help him. Michael wants to play football. He told me that over and over again. "I know what's going on but I need to be there playing and going through training camp to try and get through this." I told him over and over that good times will come again. Right now you're going through something and it's something you're going to have to go through.
Just for levity's sake. Joe Horn on convicted animal abuser Michael Vick:
Q: As Michael Vick's teammate, how do you feel about this situation?
A: No one, I don't care if you're wealthy or poor, no one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life. Everyone who's breathing is going to have to deal with issues in their life. Unfortunately, Mike is up at bat right now.
What upsets me is if you don't know Michael Vick or haven't talked to him about how he feels, you shouldn't talk about the man until he's proven guilty or exonerated. Let the system take care of itself and take its course.
Q: Have you spoken to him?
A: I've spoken to him several times. Mike is saddened about the tension this is going to cause the team. I assured him I support him, the rest of the guys support him and the team supports him. Whether he's guilty or innocent or whether you believe he is, time will tell.
Q: The NFL commissioner has the authority to suspend Mike or the team can give him a leave of absence to focus on his legal issues. What about the possibility of not having Mike around?
A: I trust Coach [Bobby] Petrino's system, No. 1. I love Michael Vick as a person. Off the football field Mike will call me, we'll go golfing, we'll sit down and eat and talk about life. That's what I love about the man. Not having him around, that will hurt.
I think he should be around. The more he's around his family, his football family, his teammates playing football; it's what might help Michael Vick. I respect our commissioner but I don't think suspending him is going to help him. Michael wants to play football. He told me that over and over again. "I know what's going on but I need to be there playing and going through training camp to try and get through this." I told him over and over that good times will come again. Right now you're going through something and it's something you're going to have to go through.
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