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Am I the only NFL fan getting sick and tired of what’s going on these days?

As if we needed another reminder of what’s wrong with sports these days, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick flipped off his home fans not once, but TWICE while leaving the field after the New Orleans Saints defeated the Falcons to take charge of the NFC South Division race.

Vick, of course, immediately issued a statement apologizing for his actions. That’s all well and good, but shouldn’t highly paid, allegedly mature athletes be above that stuff?

Bone to pick No. 2. If I read one more story such as the recent cover articles in Sports Illustrated about what great guys players such as Chad Johnson and Ray Lewis are, I’m going to barf.

Good guy Johnson has four children from multiple women and says he regrets having to spend so much time away from them. Of course, he has plenty of time to party with his pals in Miami and drive his sportscar 100mph in South Beach.

Good guy Lewis has six children from four different women and laments that he never had a man in his life to teach him about women. I think he figured out plenty about women on his own, but self-control is another story.

I don’t mean to be harsh on these two, because they may well be good guys and support their children, but they have a platform to tell those coming after them that there is a better way. Instead, we’re treated to more “poor millionaire me” talk.

It’s enough to make me sick.

(Incidentally, Johnson’s Bengals and Lewis’ Ravens play on Thursday night in the second NFL Network telecast. For the record, I think Cincinnati will figure out a way to solve Baltimore’s defense.)