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Jarrett Bell of USA Today wrote a piece on Vick, and at the end of it was an interesting quote from one particular NFL coach. "I would look at Michael like I look at every other prospect that's available: He goes back into the pool," Bears HC Lovie Smith said in the article. "That's what everyone in society does. Martha Stewart went to prison. She paid her time. Now she's back in society."
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Smith added: "Mike made a mistake, and he's paying the price for that mistake. Once you've paid your debt to society, you have to say, 'OK, let's go on from there. ...'" It remains to be seen whether Roger Goodell takes that same approach. The commissioner said earlier this week that Vick, serving a 23-month sentence for funding a dogfighting ring, has to show true remorse before he is allowed back on an NFL field. ... Would the Bears nibble if things go Vick's way? Probably not. But if he's reinstated, somebody is going to take a chance on Vick.
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