NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to allow Michael Vick to play until the legal case is solved.

Roger Goodell is setting a double standard as he is not punishing Michael Vick because Vick is a star athlete and one of the faces of the league. If it was another player who was facing these same allegations he would have already been suspended.

Goodell realizes that Vick is very marketable and has potential to bring in a lot of money for the NFL.

As for the fact that Vick is not a repeat offender, he does not need to be. Dog fighting is such an obscene crime and if that isn't bad enough, Vick was also accused of electrocuting and hanging his dogs.

Pacman Jones was in questions with local authorities. Michael Vick is in trouble with the feds. Jones was found innocent of some charges while the feds have a 95% conviction rate, showing that Vick is more than likely guilty.

Pacman Jones was suspended before any convictions, but Goodell said that Jones' actions gave the league a bad image. How can he not suspend Vick based on those same standards, is he trying to say that dog fighting is not damaging to the league?

No matter how you look at this issue a double standard is being set, and Michael Vick is not being suspended because he is Michael Vick. If he were not a star player he would already be suspended.