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Former NFL quarterback Jim Kelly, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has spoken out about Falcons quarterback Mike Vick and his current legal entanglement.

Kelly, like Vick, owns a home in Surry County, Virginia. Kelly, like Vick, doesn't live at the property. But Kelly doesn't buy the notion that Vick wasn't aware of the activities occurring on his land.

"I know what goes on at my house, even though I'm not there," Kelly told the Dunkirk (N.Y.) Observer. "I'd have to call 'BS' on that one.

"If he didn't know what was going on at his home," Kelly said, "the way I look at it, he's lying."

Though Kelly's words clearly constitute opinion, he's the first current or former NFL player to violate the unspoken oath of the jockocracy, which requires the members of the pro football fraternity to stick together.

But Kelly's candor isn't surprising. Kelly and his brother, Dan, were once poised to serve as Vick's marketing representatives, when Andrew Joel was Vick's football agent. Vick later dumped Joel and the Kellys and signed with Octagon, and Joel sued the firm for $41 million.

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Kelly may very well be correct about the misguided deeds of Vick, but to boldly say he knows what is going on at his property is merely opening himself (Kelly) up to media scrutiny. I also believe that not every land owner knows 100% of what goes on at their properties.

Kelly would have been fine making a statement about dog fights but beyond that he's just looking for trouble.

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Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Former NFL quarterback Jim Kelly, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has spoken out about Falcons quarterback Mike Vick and his current legal entanglement.


Kelly, like Vick, owns a home in Surry County, Virginia. Kelly, like Vick, doesn't live at the property. But Kelly doesn't buy the notion that Vick wasn't aware of the activities occurring on his land.


"I know what goes on at my house, even though I'm not there," Kelly told the Dunkirk (N.Y.) Observer. "I'd have to call 'BS' on that one.


"If he didn't know what was going on at his home," Kelly said, "the way I look at it, he's lying."


Though Kelly's words clearly constitute opinion, he's the first current or former NFL player to violate the unspoken oath of the jockocracy, which requires the members of the pro football fraternity to stick together.


But Kelly's candor isn't surprising. Kelly and his brother, Dan, were once poised to serve as Vick's marketing representatives, when Andrew Joel was Vick's football agent. Vick later dumped Joel and the Kellys and signed with Octagon, and Joel sued the firm for $41 million.

ProFootballTalk.com -- The Best Pro Football Scoop on the Internet

Yeah...okay...next statement...

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R. I. P. the career of Michael Vick. One thing I did get right here, one of a precious few, is that he was done once the ball got rolling on this. Let's not kill Kelly for his comments, while guys like Gary Sheffield can say whatever pops into their heads, with no consequences.

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Originally Posted by legend

R. I. P. the career of Michael Vick. One thing I did get right here, one of a precious few, is that he was done once the ball got rolling on this. Let's not kill Kelly for his comments, while guys like Gary Sheffield can say whatever pops into their heads, with no consequences.

I don't think we are going to kill Kelly ... he seems to be doing a pretty good job of that without our help.