i too was very upset that he immediately got another football contract after getting out of jail. they could have waited a little longer...
i too hated the man (and his friends) for what he did to those poor dogs.
However after reading and watching stories about him I do have to say that while i'm not happy he's playing football again i think he needs to do so (because he needs to still pay for the care of the surviving dogs that were taken from him). An example was made out of him (as it should have been). Not many people go to jail for dog fighting even after they are convicted. And no one thought he was gonna go either because he was famous. But he did go and went for a while (instead of just a slap on the wrists and a month or two of jail time). He was also heavily fined and went bankrupt for what he did. He's had to pay millions of dollars for what he did and is still paying for what he did. For that, i am happy. He is also working with the humane society of the US and has "pledged to make a long-term commitment to participate in our community-based outreach programs to steer inner-city youth away from dogfighting" (according to the pres of the HSUS).
found this link about the money he owes and has had to pay:
Rick Reilly: Michael Vick went broke in prison. How did that happen? - ESPN The Magazine
i know money cannot replace the dogs that have died, or make up for the suffering that was caused. but i'm glad he has to pay so much.