Vick and Blank

It’s sounding more and more like Michael Vick won’t put on a helmet for the Atlanta Falcons in 2007. The NFL already has benched the former star quarterback of Virginia Tech for training camp. Meanwhile, Vick is due to be arraigned in Richmond tomorrow on a dogfighting charge as Atlanta starts drills. Falcons owner Arthur Blank says the superstar needs to focus on his life off the field.

Blank says it would be really hard to get his life in order while also trying to concentrate on football. At first, Atlanta wanted to suspend Vick for four games before the NFL got involved. Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will thoroughly review the charge against Vick. Goodell calls it an accusation the sport takes very seriously.