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Jeffrey Lurie: Philadelphia Eagles Don't Tolerate Cruelty to Animals

Aug 8, 2007 – 4:03 PM
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Although he didn't mention Falcons quarterback Michael Vick by name, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie made clear in a conversation with reporters Tuesday that he would never allow someone involved in dog fighting to play for the Eagles.

"We're very disciplined in what we stand for," Lurie said. "Let me give you an example -- a few years ago we had a couple players who were . . . to put this nicely, not very respectful of their dogs."...

"Well, we don't respect that," Lurie said. "We don't do that. And they were gone from the team almost immediately if not immediately. That sets a tone, that these kinds of attitudes are unacceptable."...

"Individual teams have to be diligent in the way they mold (players) who are 22, 23 years old in a positive way," Lurie said. "It's not foolproof. But that gives you a chance to avoid any (incidents later on)."

Lurie didn't say who he was referring to, but Kevin Roberts of the Courier-Post reports that Lurie meant Damon Moore and Thomas Hamner, two Eagles who were charged with animal cruelty in 2001. Of course, cutting players like Moore and Hamner, as the Eagles did, is a far cry from cutting a player as important as Vick.
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