DOES VICK APOLOGY MEAN HE’S HIDING MORE DOG ABUSE? We really savored the transparency of the statement Michael Vick’s attorney read on his behalf yesterday - after he pleaded innocent to dog torture and murder.

Excerpt: “Above all, I would like to say to my mom I’m sorry for what she has had to go through in this most trying of times. It has caused pain to my family and I apologize to my family.”

In case you’re wondering why Ron Mexico highlighted his family, you might want to inspect an April quote attributed to Vick when asked about a dog fighting operation on his property: “I left the house with my family members and my cousin. They just haven’t been doing the right thing.”

Get it? Vick is in full-blown damage control mode after his family members ratted him out to the Feds AFTER Vick threw them under the bus in April. The scary part about Vick’s apology is perhaps it means his kin know even more than what was inserted into the indictment (the Feds aren’t above holding things back to use later).

Vick’s next step? Launch a campaign to find the real canine killers, with A. Iverson, E. Smith and D. Sanders all duly deputized.