Much has been written and said about the Michael Vick situation so I will not post on the well known details. I am pleased however, to see that the Commissioner of the NFL has done what I believe to be not only correct but admirable.

The NFL indefinitely suspended Michael Vick without pay Friday just hours after he acknowledged in court papers that he did, indeed, bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit. Vick, however, insisted he placed no bets of his own nor took any winnings.

In disciplining Vick, commissioner Roger Goodell said Vick’s admitted conduct was “not only illegal but also cruel and reprehensible” and regardless whether he personally placed bets, “your actions in funding the betting and your association with illegal gambling both violate the terms of your NFL player contract and expose you to corrupting influences in derogation of one of the most fundamental responsibilities of an NFL player.”

I would say this is one of the stronger statements to come from a Commissioner in any of the major sports in some time. In my opinion, for the activities he was involved in, Vick, deserves this punishment and more.