Two weeks ago, a judge ruled that the Atlanta Falcons could not recoup $16.5 million paid in bonuses to jailed quarterback Michael Vick. On Thursday, the NFL rushed to the Falcons’ defense.
The NFL is asking federal court to vacate a judge’s ruling allowing suspended quarterback Michael Vick to keep $16.5 million in bonuses.
The NFL also wants to disqualify U.S. District Judge David Doty, who ruled earlier this month that the Atlanta Falcons would violate the NFL collective bargaining agreement if it tried to recover the roster bonus Vick already received. The league argues that Doty’s public comments show he is biased against them.
It’s nice that the league is attempting to stay by one of their teams, but I have to imagine it’s going to be tough for a federal court to change the ruling. They obviously would have to try and prove that the judge who determined the ruling was in fact biased. And how do you do that?
