or is he?
Micheal Vick backed out on a couple of appearances this past week and blamed it on travel restrictions based on parole violations, presumably stemming from that shooting at his birthday party [click here if you missed that] but the football camp he was supposed to show up at doesn't believe him.
Vick was supposed to be in Georgia for a celebrity golf tournament and also a football camp in Raleigh, NC but backed on both out at the last minute. The celeb golf tourney didn't seem to miss him, the football camp on the other hand, called B.S.
From ESPN
Spokespersons for both events Vick missed this weekend say they weren't notified until Sunday morning that Vick would not be attending.
"They called early, like 2 o'clock in the morning, telling us he's not coming," said Cornelius Corprew, director of Camp Elite Sports' two-day football camp. "And then we couldn't speak to him. It was through one of his associates.
"We're not crazy. No state agency is communicating at 2 o'clock in the morning that he's not allowed to come. I think that was a selfish act."
Corprew said that he was told Saturday by Vick representatives that the NFL star would be there Sunday. He said Vick was paid a $2,000 deposit of a $4,000 fee. He said the camp was built around Vick's appearance, and that campers paid $175 each and were promised packages that included photos and autographs.
"I'm upset because our camp is built on integrity and character and that's what we teach to our kids," Corprew said.
Rema Miller, whose Atlanta-based company promoted the Michael Vick Celebrity Golf tournament in Georgia, said she spoke with Vick on Friday and he indicated at that time he was meeting with the Eagles.
On Sunday, Vick told event organizers he could not appear.
"He was coming at the time, but unfortunately he had to go meet with Philly for a team meeting," Miller said. "He did send a message that he hates that he could not be here, but he appreciates everybody coming out to support the charities."
