Modified On July 26, 2007
It was Monday, so it might be considered old news. But, since Michael Vick appeared in court today to answer federal charges that he was involved in a dog fighting conspiracy on property he owns in rural Surry County, VA, Drew Carey’s statement on Late Show is relevant once again.
After announcing that he and his representatives had just signed the deal for Carey to host the CBS-produced game show The Price is Right, the Cleveland native said that, although he was a huge Cleveland Browns fan, if the NFL lets Michael Vick play this season, he won’t watch one minute of NFL football. The crowd erupted.
It took some guts for Carey to make such a statement– CBS has a deal, worth hundreds of millions of dollars to broadcast some of the league’s games. And he said it all on a CBS television show. Les Moonves must be purple with rage.
Of course, Vick has pleaded innocent, and is, of course, innocent until proven guilty, but folks don’t take too kindly to people who are even peripherally involved in a group of people who would hose down a dog then electrocute it to death. (One of the many charges in Subsection 83 of the feds’ 18-page indictment.)
If you think the anti-Vick sentiment is high now, wait until video is “leaked” to YouTube.