ATLANTA -- It’s been a little more than 10 years since Michael Vick last donned an Atlanta Falcons jersey and on Monday, the man who one former teammate called “the king of Atlanta,” got that jersey back – albeit framed this time – when he and Roddy White were honored by team owner Arthur Blank in a special retirement ceremony.
And a word that was repeated often during the almost two-hour ceremony for White and Vick is also something Blank has preached since he bought the team in 2002: Family.
“I’ve said this many times, we’re a family,” Blank said in a packed room that included members of the White and Vick families as well as former and current Falcons players.