Dallas Cowboys Sign Michael Vick! (Not Really, But It Wouldn't Surprise Me)

Michael Vick was released from a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, KS early Wednesday morning where he had been held the past 19 months after being convicted of federal dog-fighting charges.

It seemed like a quick 19 months, but then again, I wasn’t the one behind bars.

Vick traveled from Leavenworth to Hampton, VA , where he will serve two months of home confinement, by car, with his fiancée, a videographer and several members of a security team assembled by Vick's lawyers and advisers.

He has stated that his first priority is spending time with his family, but the ultimate goal is to return to the NFL.  

I would expect with his financial troubles, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief last July, and the fact he is getting ready to start a $10/hr job as a laborer for a construction company, which is part of his probation, getting back to the NFL will be second in his line of priorities.

Once Roger Goodell reinstates him, and I say once because we all know he will, my prediction is he signs with the Dallas Cowboys by the beginning of next season. 

Here are four reasons why I think the ‘Boys will sign Vick.

Jerry Jones

This is what Jerry Jones does.  Remember guys named Adam “Pacman” Jones, Tank Johnson, and Quincy Carter.  Jerry has a knack for signing guys that have been through some kind of adversity, or should I just say convicted felons.  He loves the media attention, whether it’s bad, or good. 

He could sign him to an incentive laden contract, with no guaranteed money, and if it doesn’t work out, no sweat of his back.

Tony Romo

Romo has yet to show he can be the star QB for the Cowboys.  I know, Jones has been quoted as saying “Romo is our guy”, but I believe just a couple months ago, Josh McDaniels, coach of the Denver Broncos, said in an interview with the NFL Network “He’s our Quarterback.” 

That “he” was Jay Cutler, who is now the quarterback for the Chicago Bears. 

So, I don’t care what the owner, or coach, says to the media at that time, anything can happen.  I think Romo has one more year to get the job done, and if he doesn’t, Jones will need someone to lead this team, and Jon Kitna ain’t that someone. 

Star Power

Bringing Vick in, even if it’s as a backup, will put butts in the seats of that new billion dollar stadium Jones will open up this year. 

All he has to do is get him on the field in some capacity, whether they run the “Wildcat” formation a couple times a game, or possibly as a wide receiver or running back for gimmick plays.  The guys still an elite athlete, and it I don’t think two years out of the NFL will hurt him too bad. 

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