Vick, Iverson reps deny strip club appearance

By ALYSE KNORR

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Michael Vick has kept busy during his first few days as a free man.

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Former Atlanta Falcon quarterback, Michael Vick, left, arrives at federal court with his attorney Larry Woodward in Norfolk, Va., Monday, July 20, 2009. Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence Monday, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Vick met one-on-one with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith Tuesday, the day after he was released from federal custody for a dogfighting conviction.

Meanwhile, Vick’s attorney was forced to answer and deny an anonymously sourced blog that reported his client attended a strip club shortly after his official release.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Vick indefinitely and said Tuesday he’ll make a decision “in the near future” on reinstating him.

Sources told the Washington Post that Vick will meet with Goodell in the next day or two. Goodell has said Vick must show remorse and convince him and the public that he is reformed.

PETA spokeswoman Nicole Matthews told Washington’s WUSA-TV that the animal rights organization may protest Vick’s reinstatement to the NFL unless he first undergoes a psychological evaluation.

The players union has not taken a formal position on Vick’s reinstatement but has pledged to support him on a personal level. Vick must serve three years’ probation for his conviction.

The Atlanta Falcons released Vick in June. It is unclear who would sign Vick if he were reinstated. Several teams have indicated they have no interest in signing him.

NFL training camps open for veterans next week.

Several NFL stars have shown support for Vick. Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin told the AP Vick should be reinstated. Michael Strahan, Chad Ochocinco and Jamal Anderson have all posted statements supporting Vick’s reinstatement on Twitter.

While a number of gossip blogs reported Vick went to a strip club in Virginia Beach with Allen Iverson and his wife on Monday night, Vick’s lawyer said that is “absolutely, categorically false.”

Attorney Larry Woodward said Vick was not in Virginia Beach and has not been to a strip club. Iverson’s agent, Leon Rose, said Iverson hasn’t seen Vick since his release.

--The Associated Press contributed to this report.