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Petition With 200,000 Signatures Seeks Removal of Michael Vick as Honorary Pro Bowl Captain

On Nov. 26, the NFL announced that Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis, Darrell Green and Bruce Smith, and Michael Vick would serve as 2020 Pro Bowl Legends captains, acting as “mentors” for the players while leading a specific team’s offense or defense.

But in the wake of the announcement, a woman named Joanna Lind started a petition on change.org, calling on the league to strip Vick of the role. As of Friday evening, more than 220,000 people have signed it.

"Just saw this on Facebook and was absolutely disgusted," she wrote on the petition page, referring to news of Vick's inclusion.