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How about all the professional athletes that give back to society? You have singled out Micheal Vick. Someone whom obviously has issues and I think would have the same demeanor regardless of having money or not. Brady Quinn is just taking advantage of what every other athlete with exceptional ability does. You've marked him as a wussy? He is a stand out in his field and on the field. So what, he charged for autographs. How do you know what he will do with the millions he earns? What makes a painting worth 20 million dollars? Why is it that an author who is on the Bestsellers list gets millions for his writings? A rock star like Paul McCartney a billionaire? Are they all bad people because they make a lot of money for what they do? Are all millionaires ignorant? And guess what? If you are an avid fan, you are helping pay those inflated salaries ! Although I agree that many professionals in every business are over paid, it only affects the character of a handful negatively.

vick and quinn are 2 examples of what they do to get money. i would not go across the street for quinn's john hancock! as for vick he got caught and found god at that moment he was caught! tell me another story! did he think that the animals he killed belong to his god he found? he is a poor role model. also, whenhe went to court the first time he walked like here i am ! the smug look on his face like he done nothing wrong! he lied to the nfl and he got what he deserved! we would have got prison for a longer time but vick will get out! what chance did the poor innocent animals have? not one chance for help or mercy! vick shame on you! what you have done is barbaric! shame shame shame!!!

Zeeball do you know any athletes had given back to the community, yet? I could name a few like LeBron James like his charity work and his side business for real estate company. At least he is giving back to society. Tiger Woods and the Williams had given back to society.

My comparsion of Vick to Quinn may not the best example here. My point is when these atletes get too much money too soon and get a lot of praise from fans and the media that it goes to their heads thinking that they are untouchable. I doubt Quinn's autograph will worth anything more than the paper it was written on. These are the same people who bought Beany Babies and tech stocks for outrageous money and ended up with nothing when they can't sell them.

I agree Vick should go to jail for what he done. His career is indefinitely over. And for Quinn its to early what he will do with his millions. The jury is still out.

I think that our society is in a sad state of affairs when sports players are paid millions of dollars every year and teachers are in a constant state of worry about their jobs because they don't know if they will be keeping them from one year to the next. My thought has always been, if we are raising today's youth to function normally and respectfully in today's society, the teacher's should be the ones making the millions and the sports players should be making our meager salary.