Sunday, May 20, 2007

Michael Vick Courts More Trouble

Today the NY Daily News labeled Ron Mexico bad to the bone. Who is Ron Mexico? It's the alias Michael Vick uses to pick up his herpes medicaton. Don't believe me? Who cares! I got it from the Daily News! Look at what else they said:

For as many football highlights as he has produced, Vick is quickly collecting almost as many off-the-field mishaps.

Vick was named in a lawsuit that alleged he knowingly infected a woman with a sexually transmitted disease and used the alias "Ron Mexico" while receiving treatment. He settled out of court.

Last season, Vick was fined $20,000 for making an obscene gesture at fans following a home loss to the Saints. In January, he was investigated for carrying a water bottle with a hidden compartment that security at Miami International Airport said smelled of marijuana. Vick was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Then, in late April, the quarterback made more negative headlines when he missed a congressional breakfast that was held in his honor in Washington. Vick also had a trespassing charge dismissed after he was caught fishing in a private lake in Virginia.

"That is who Michael Vick is," the general manager says. "He's got that posse that is like that. He thinks he's oblivious to this because of who he is, because of the wealth he's amassed. That money went to his head and created real problems. I don't know how else to say it: He is an embarrassment and a little bit of a nightmare. What can't you do? You can't trust him."

(NY Daily)