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Arthur & Mike: A Love Story Gone Bad

By David Fleming

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

In the din and blur surrounding the Michael Vick saga, I can't help but return over and over again to one scene from a few years back. It was the opening weekend of the 2003 NFL season, and the Falcons were in Texas Stadium, preparing to meet the Cowboys without their Pro Bowl quarterback. Vick had snapped his right fibula during a preseason game three weeks earlier, and he was still wearing a black nylon-and-Velcro walking cast. Instead of making his way to the sideline on crutches, though, Vic ...

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