Michael Vick came to Baltimore to rehabilitate himself after his conviction on dog fighting charges in Virginia that sent him to prison for 18 months. For the first time, he admitted to attending a dog fight in an abandon house somewhere in the city.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback -- who was an Atlanta Falcons at the time the charges were brought -- spoke to kids at the Baltimore juvenile detention center. He told them he didn't know why he fought dogs.
Vick was speaking at an event organize by the Humane Society of the United States, and he met with about 35 people. Before this, the only Baltimore connection Vick and this sordid story was that some of the dogs seized from his Bad Newz Kennels -- where dogs were electrocuted and hanged -- had come to Baltimore through a rescue mission (video of Vick's talk).
The last time Vick was in Baltimore was to pick up an award, and was met with protesters.