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In America, we have a judicial system that takes criminals and punishes them. However, once they have served their allotted time in prison, they are released to the community to get their life back together. Why should Michael Vick be any different?

Michael Vick has done some terrible things in his life, who hasn’t? I would bet that there are some other professional athletes who have done worse things than Vick and have not been caught. Vick got caught, and served his punishment till the end. He never once pulled a Paris Hilton and cried his way back home, or used his star power to weasel out of prison. He took his punishment and faced the consequences. Even when he was released, he conformed to meet with his parole officer, followed his rules of house arrest and took a full time construction job to start paying for his debt.

There are some people who get out of prison and never learn their lesson. Vick has learned his lesson. He has lost nearly everything, but still wants to chance to play again. I think he should get the chance.

To me, when his time is fully up, he is just as much of a free man as you or I. He should be reinstated to the NFL and get the chance to play, if he can hack it.

Can he physically play in the NFL? I highly doubt it. It is hard to think that, even an athlete of his caliper, can take 2 years off and not miss a beat. He was a great quarterback when it came to scrambling and moving, but his arm was already sub par at best. I personally think, if he was to get reinstated, he would not be able to comeback full swing. He will not be able to help any NFL team and his comeback will be nothing more than a one time story on SportCenter.

But I truly hope that Vick gets the chance to prove me wrong.

Good Luck Michael Vick. You still have a long road ahead.