The Phanatic Magazine
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank talked a big game Tuesday after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did his dirty work a day earlier.
Goodell ordered embattled Falcons quarterback Michael Vick not to report to the team's training camp this Thursday, taking the heat off what had been an impotent owner looking to bury his head in the sand. Instead the superstar turned villain will spend his time being arraigned in a Richmond, Virginia federal court on dog-fighting charges.
Rescued by Goodell, Blank turned up the bluster Tuesday calling the charges against Vick horrific and repulsive and intimating he was was ready to suspend the overrated QB for four games.
"There are things in the indictment that are repulsive to all of us," Blank said. "A quarterback is a leader of the team on and off the field and we have to look at all those things in that light."We had gone so far as to draft the suspension letter. Our preference was for the club to take action but I think this is the right action to take at this time.
"We were prepared to ask for a four-game suspension. We were prepared for Michael not to be in training camp. We will decide in the future if Michael will play during this year or not."
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