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29	September 2018

Michael Vick writes touching confession-

Michael Vick (still) loves Atlanta. Hewill always love Atlanta. He has been a Falcons fan all season, and he can't wait to cheer them on in Super Bowl 51.Expre sing those feelings is something the 36-year-old former Falcons quarterback has "been meaning to do for a while."So Vick wrote a letter to the city he called home from the time Budda Baker Jersey he was drafted, in 2001, to 2007, when he pleaded guilty to federal dog fighting charges."I wanted to write to the city as a whole," Vick wrote in The Players' Tribune,"and to the people in it to remember, I gue s, and to say thanks. And maybe also just to sort of reflect. Because without Atlanta man, without Atlanta, Im nothing. Without Atlanta, I might not even be here to write this today."Vick again referenced what he considershis"rock bottom"April 26, 2008, the day he learned his grandmother had suffered a stroke, then soon after learned the Falcons had drafted Matt Ryan with the third overall pick in the draft. Vick considers that the day he "lost Atlanta."MORE: Vick was 'hurt' by Falcons' Ryan pick "I know sometimes people will say its like theyve been 'punched in the stomach'when something bad happens," Vick wrote. "But Id never really understood the expre sion, until that moment. Matt Ryan. I just kept repeating his name, in my head, again and again. Every time I thought about what it meant, it took the air right out of me but I couldnt help it."Other notable nuggets in Vick's letter include: Vick is proud of the football culture he helped develop in Atlanta during his time with the Falcons."It wasnt just inside the Georgia Dome," Vick wrote."It was also outside of it throughout the entire city. It was a moment that was everywhere, and for everyone to share in. Everywhere you turned, Arizona Cardinals Game Jersey everywhere you looked: Falcons fitteds, Falcons jerseys man, it was Falcons everything."And it meant a lot to me to be able to give the black kids of Atlanta their very own black quarterback someone who they could see on the field, and watch play, and think, 'you know, My QB looks kind of like me. And I could play that position someday, too.' It just felt very real. It felt like we had made football cool again. Or maybe football wasnt even ever cool to begin with maybe we made it cool for the very first time. But whatever it was that was happening, it was happening in a big way."MORE: Vick is right: Time to forgive him Although Game Carson Palmer Black Jersey he admits he was "hurt" and "envious" when the Falcons drafted Ryan, Vick and the current Atlanta quarterback have what the former calls "a great relationship." Vick considers that relationship one of the biggest misconceptions about him.Wrote Vick: "People have to understand: I felt like it was my fault, like it was my responsibility, that the Falcons franchise had been set back. And if Matt had been a bust then my guilt over the harm Id caused the city would have only grown worse. But Matt being such a succe s thats been a joy for me. For me, thats been relief. Its been peace of mind." Vick Game Carson Palmer Red Jersey really wanted to be part of the Falcons' commemorative ceremony for the Georgia Dome as the venue hosted its final regular-season game."Once I heard they were doing that, all I could think about was getting that invitation," Vick wrote."Getting that phone call. I tried not to get my hopes up but pretty soon, I have to admit, they were up. If they didnt ask me to take part in the ceremony, and I didnt get to be a part of saying goodbye to the Georgia Dome I was going to be pretty heartbroken."Vick of course eventually got the call and was honored during the halftime ceremony. He described the joy of that experience in his letter, as well.MORE: Greatest players in Falcons history Everybody dominated with Vick in the video game Madden NFL 2004... except Vick. He admits he's proud to be one of the most unstoppable players in football video game history, but he was never able to experience his virtual self. And not because he never tried."To be honest Chandler Jones Jersey , and Im glad I can finally admit this, I never really understood what they were talking about," Vick wrote."Dont get me wrong I tried. Once in a while, when no one was around, Id turn on the PlayStation and throw on Madden. And Id pick the Falcons. And Id try to see what all the fu s was about. But the truth is I was never very good at playing as myself."Actually, you know what? I was pretty bad."Vick's letter to Atlanta in its entirety is worth a read. You can check it out here.