Does Michael Vick Deserve Another Chance???

That has been the question seemingly talked about 24 hours a day on ESPN since Michael Vick left prison (well they did interrupt briefly to talk about Lebron vs. Kobe in the NBA finals). The main question that keeps being asked is does he deserve the right to play? Does a man who has repaid his debt to society really need to beg for a chance to get a job doing what he does best? A number of commentators and fans have said playing in the NFL is a privilege not a right. And I ask them is their job at ESPN a privilege. Did someone just hand them their job at ESPN or did the everyday person working at an office just get handed their job. No, most people had to work and hone their skills to get to the job they have now. Of course there are some industries where nepotism and who you know may play a role in you getting a job, I'm thinking specifically of coaching. But no top athlete is just given their position in the pros. I know people don't like to think of playing sports as a job, but it is. They spend a couple hours a day working out, a couple hours a day practicing, a couple of hours watching film. Yes, it is something we all did when we were young and we constantly say we would do for free. But the reality is people don't play professional sports for free. They play for millions of dollars, and we all support that by going to games, watching on TV, by buying tickets, by buying jerseys and hats. So no playing sports isn't a privilege in itself. Anybody who has a great job or life or family can say they're privileged. But in reality in order to get to that point work had to be put in to get to that point. And I've heard some fans say they don't want Michael Vick on their teams. That's cool and you can feel that way if you want. But I tell you I'd better not hear that from anyone that's a fan of the Baltimore Ravens. Because you sure have no problem cheering for Ray Lewis who was at the scene of a crime when someone got murdered. And I hope that no St Louis Rams fans are on TV talking about they don't think Vick deserves a second chance. Because Rams fans didn't seem to have any problem cheering for Leonard Little who killed a women in a Drunk driving incident. And if any LA Lakers fans act like they can't believe any team would sign Michael Vick I'm going to ask them how they feel about cheering and chanting MVP for Kobe Bryant who paid his way out of rape charge. Yes, we are all hypocritical as fans, things that we forgive for OUR TEAM and OUR PLAYERS that we can't in our minds forgive of the opponent.