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More than 220,000 sign online petition to remove Michael Vick as honorary Pro Bowl captain

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is set to be a Pro Bowl legends captain in the annual game next month at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

At least 220,000 people, however, aren’t happy about it.

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a new online petition on Change.org asking the NFL to have Vick removed from the game entirely due to his role in a dogfighting ring during his playing days.

“Just saw this on Facebook and was absolutely disgusted,” petition founder Joanna Lind wrote on the page. “When is the NFL going to take any responsibility for the behavior of its current and former players?