Terrelle Pryor's Defense of Vick Is Dangerous, Dumb

by Jay MariottiFiled under: NCAA FootballThe eyeblack signage shouldn't bother us. If Terrelle Pryor wants to pay tribute to the quarterbacking skills of Michael Vick, to whom he has been favorably compared as a turf-burner and hip-slinger, then that is life in the 21st century. In America, a college athlete is entitled to reasonable freedom of speech, too, even via a "VICK" patch under his left eye during a football game."I always looked up to Mike Vick and I always will, because I still think he is one of the best quarterbacks," said the Ohio State star, a 20-year-old sophomore. "I love Mike Vick."But where Pryor loses me -- and does a flat disservice to a university that prefaces itself with an unapologetically pompous "The" -- is when he supports Vick's repulsive issues off the field with a disturbing twist of rationale. Regardless of what he does the rest of his NFL career, Vick always will be known as the sicko who bankrolled an ...