MICHAEL VICK CLAIMS MEDIA TREATED HIM LIKE A DOG

by R J Shulman

RICHMOND, VA. - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving illegal dog fighting, told the Post-Times-Sun-Dispatch that the media were like bulldogs who "dogged me down until I had to turn tail and run for cover." "I have no idea what I did wrong,"Vick said, "but the next thing you know everybody is saying 'no' and that I'm some kind of bad boy."

"The worst were those PETA people," said Vick, "they are downright viscious." Asked why he thinks his alleged connection to illegal dog fighting has gotten so much press, Vick shook his head and said, "they must really be hungry for news and just needed something to sink their teeth into." "All I can say," concluded Vick, "is that this whole mess has made me dog tired."