The odds that Michael Vick recently played football for a federal prison team are about as good as the chances of escaping Alcatraz, federal prisons officials say. Sure, the former Falcons quarterback might have tossed the ball around with a few inmates at the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary Camp, officials said Monday.
But he didn't become an inmate at the Kansas facility in time to suit up for the prison football season. in Kansas, staying in shape by tossing the ball. Vick, convicted of federal dogfighting charges in December, arrived at the minimum-security prison in January, said Tracy Billingsley, a spokesperson for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. He was too late for the football season, which includes only a handful of games. "They only play [football] in the fall," she said. Falcons owner Arthur Blank remembered things differently.
This is interesting to me for some reason. In my internship, I was responsible for helping with rec activities (Bingo, baseball, managing the weight room). I have a number of stories about the power of remunerative controls such as these. At the same time, I was surprised that they have a formal football season in Leavenworth. I guess it would be flag football without pads. I would love to see this up close. Time to work on a proposal to study federal prisons.
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