Jets, Giants Have 'No Intrest' In Vick

" If Michael Vick manages to get reinstated into the NFL, don't expect to see him playing for either local team.

Both John Mara and Woody Johnson shot down any possibility the former Falcons quarterback, whose 23-month sentence for his role in a dogfighting ring ended yesterday, would suit up for either team.

"No," Giants owner Mara said with a laugh. "On a lot of levels, no."

Johnson was also adamant about Vick not becoming a Jet. "There's no interest," said Johnson.

The Jets have had plenty of issues at quarterback in recent years and drafted USC's Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick in this year's draft. He will battle with Kellen Clemens for the starting spot.

"We've got Kellen Clemens and now we have young Mark Sanchez, so I think we're good on quarterbacks," said Johnson, adding that even if they weren't set, he likely still wouldn't be interested. "I don't think we'd go in that direction."

The owners were outside their new stadium for the first ride on the train that will run to the Meadowlands for games starting this season.

And while it's clear Damien Woody and Jerricho Cotchery won't play with Vick, both Jets said he should be allowed to suit up somewhere.

"I feel like he's done his time and there's a time to let them move forward with their life," said Woody, who also understood why a team would decline to bring him in. "There's a lot to go in to bringing [him] aboard, especially in tough economic times. You've got sponsors and you always have to take those things into consideration."

"I hope he takes advantage of it if he's able to get a second chance," Cotchery said. "It's gonna take awhile to rebuild his image . . . but he's a talented player. Someone will give him a shot.""

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Vick To Orlando UFL Team?

"It has been speculated for some time that Michael Vick, of whom you've heard, is apt to play in the UFL before he returns to the NFL. The UFL, as you might not know, stands for the United Football League, a start-up that includes all of four teams.

On ESPN.com, Pat Yasinskas speculates that Vick would most likely land in Orlando. (The other three franchises are based in New York/Hartford, Los Angeles/Las Vegas and Sacramento/San Francisco. If this sounds confusing, here's a fine explanation of the UFL from Ted Fleming on the Tampa Bay Sports Examiner.)

Yasinskas' reasoning: The UFL operates on a regional basis, and Orlando would get dibs on anyone who has played in the NFC South. Also: Orlando is coached by Jim Haslett, who worked against Vick while coaching the Saints and who worked with Vick's cousin Aaron Brooks in New Orleans.

In Fleming's story, Haslett is quoted thusly: "I know Michael personally, playing against him and spending time with him and I think he is a pretty good kid. "Obviously, his values were a bit different than mine or yours. To make a long story short, out of the four cities, I think this would be the city that would be the best to accept him and give him that second chance."

And would Vick be welcome in the UFL? According to Vinny DiTriani on NorthJersey.com, league commissioner Michael Huyghue posed that question on the UFL Web site and 80 percent of respondents "were positive about the prospect.""

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NFL commissioner turns focus to Michael Vick's future

"Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is beginning to focus on evaluating Michael Vick's future in the NFL.

But Goodell said Thursday his decision on the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback will come "in due time" and not necessarily before the season begins.

"I haven't given a timeline," on a decision about reinstatement, Goodell told The Associated Press during a telephone interview.

Goodell says he has yet to speak to Vick, and won't sit down with him until after Vick is released July 20 from home confinement and federal custody.

Vick is currently suspended from the league because of his involvement in a dogfighting ring."

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