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Cold Feet? Michael Vick Cancels Oprah Appearance

Marcus Vanderberg — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:47:35 +0000

Two days after it was announced that Michael Vick would appear on Oprah, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback canceled on Wednesday.

“Michael Vick was scheduled to be a guest on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ for an episode airing next Thursday, February 24,” said a spokesperson from Harpo Productions. “Mr. Vick’s representatives called last night to cancel his appearance for personal reasons.”

Vick released a statement saying, “After careful consideration, I will need to postpone the taping of the Oprah Winfrey interview scheduled for February 22. I admire and respect Oprah and hope to be able to participate in an interview in the future.”

You made the right choice, Mike. Trust me.

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Jay Mariotti Breaks His Silence With Jason Whitlock

Marcus Vanderberg — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:59:10 +0000

After six months, Jay Mariotti finally broke his silence on Real Talk with Jason Whitlock.

The former AOL columnist and Around the Horn panelist spoke candidly on his personal troubles that halted his professional career.

On his critics taking great joy of his fall:

“As a critic, you’re never going to hear me complain about critics. As you pointed out a couple minutes ago, nobody really understands. What troubles me about some members of the media, my critics, is look at the bottom line. Go back and see our statements on this. Did anybody really look at my attorney’s statements after the fact? Were they rooting for the absolute worst?

What people don’t understand about the plea is it was a low-level misdemeanor. At first, this thing was advertised as a felony. It was never at that level. It was never accepted by the District Attorney. I don’t think people Jason … they wanted to see the initial headline and they aren’t going to necessary follow the ends and outs of the case. The fact of the matter is here I am. I’ve been living my life.” continued…

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Matt Millen Admits He Was A Terrible GM

Noah Davis — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:11:21 +0000

It takes a big man to admit he was failed at something. Enter Matt Millen, who tells Fanhouse “I stunk” at being general manager.

This, of course, is completely true. The crowning “achievement” of the former Detroit Lions GM was leading them to the NFL’s first 0-16 season in 2008. That’s something that won’t happen (hopefully) to John Elway – the man Millen was supporting in his comments.

Millen did have some advice for the new Denver Broncos vice president of football operations: continued…

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