With Michael Vick announcing today that he fully expects to play football next season after his release from prison, NFL fans everywhere have to be wondering whether their team will be the one to give the former Falcon a shot. So that got me thinking about the possibility of Vick becoming a Seahawk. Before you shoot this theory down “because the Hawks don’t sign players with character issues,” allow me to present two reasons why this possibility could turn into reality.
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As part of our “Beyond Seattle” section, we will be featuring weekly Individual Power Rankings that take the five most powerful people in sports over the past week and rank them accordingly (in descending order, starting with #5). Unlike team power rankings, the IPR’s will feature only individuals. Enjoy.
5. Antonio McDyess. Continuing a trend becoming more and more popular amongst old guys in the NBA, McDyess told the Denver Nuggets he didn’t want to play for them despite being traded to the team along with Chauncey Billups and Cheikh Samb in exchange for Allen Iverson. Rather than force McDyess, a one-time Nugget, to join the team, Denver instead released him, thus allowing him to sign with whomever he wants. Should NBA teams really be encouraging players to act as insubordinate employees? I mean, in what other profession do we see such disobedience rewarded? It’s an unfortunate circumstance that won’t stop until NBA front offices just say no.
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With Michael Vick announcing today that he fully expects to play football next season after his release from prison, NFL fans everywhere have to be wondering whether their team will be the one to give the former Falcon a shot. So that got me thinking about the possibility of Vick becoming a Seahawk. Before you shoot this theory down “because the Hawks don’t sign players with character issues,” allow me to present two reasons why this possibility could turn into reality.
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