Vick Thinks He Can Play 10 or 12 More Years

Apparently, Falcons quarterback Mike Vick has yet to lose any of his physical abilities. We say that because the soon-to-be 29-year-old still is under the impression that his physical skills will last forever. Testifying Friday in connection with his bankruptcy action, Vick declared that he’s got perhaps more than a decade of football left in him. “If I keep my body in shape, and do the right things, I think I have maybe 10 or 12 more years in my career,” Vick said. Setting aside for now the question of whether Vick can pull a rare Darrell Green routine and retain speed and agility past his 40th birthday, the bigger question is when and if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will reinstate Vick -- and when and if an NFL team will expose itself to the P.R. debacle that is certain to result from a decision to give a man who killed canines in cold blood as part of a multi-state gambling and dogfighting ring another chance. Vick’s agent, Joel Segal, wisely acknowledged during testimony on Thursday that Vick first must convince Goodell that he is worthy of reinstatement before a return to the NFL will even be possible. Previously, Vick’s lawyer claimed in written submissions that Vick “has every reason” to believe that Goodell will reinstate the No. 1 overall pick from the 2001 draft. Segal also disclosed that Vick has a $600,000 deal to do a “television documentary,” which we assume is simply a classier version of the genre known generally as “reality show.”