Turns out Jonathan Vilma is an idiot too

Posted on Thu Jun 14, 2007 at 12:13:09 PM EST in NFL
More on: Michael Vick, dog fighting, NFL, Jets (all tags)

The NFL's PR staff needs to issue a memo to the players regarding the Michael Vick dog fighting case. "Dear _____: If ever asked about dog fighting and Michael Vick, please reply, 'Obviously dog fighting is inhumane but since it's an ongoing investigation, I don't want to comment on Michael Vick's involvement.'" Seems simple doesn't it? But some NFL players can't keep their big mouths shut.

The latest is Jonathan Vilma. Here's what he had to say about the Michael Vick dog fighting case:

To be honest with you, I never looked at it one way or another. What people do is ...of course dog fighting is much more extreme, but you can equate it to horse racing. You have animal activists that (condemn) horse racing. They feel horses are being tested brutally, whatever the situation is. I'm not an animal activist. To each his own.

Everyone (in the NFL) has heard about dogfighting. Whether you choose to participate or not, that's your decision. I'm not here to condone it or accept it. It's been there for awhile....Virginia says it's a felony. Hey, it's a felony. There's nothing to argue there. It is what it is.

Now, we know what Vilma is getting at here but dog fighting is one of those things that you should just go ahead and condemn. It's like drunk driving -- you can't be for drunk driving or just ambivalent towards it. And to equate dog fighting with horse racing is like equating sex slavery to the WNBA.

Links:
[NY Daily News]: Jet: Dog fights equal horse races

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