. >> with me now, cnn primetime exclusive, michael vick's agent, joel segal. joining us right now by phone. joel, give us the reaction. michael vick's reaction to the commissioner's decision? >> well, the commissioner called mike. we we've been waiting all day. sort of like we've been out waiting for a jury. and mike called me. he was emotional, excited and just -- really thankful to the commissioner for giving us a chance. >> you know, some players, i think, ter rell owens, one of them, openly condemned the league's decision to suspend him on top of his time served. what did you think of that? >> as far as the decision, the most important thing is mike is ready for this opportunity. he knows he's got a lot to prove and can't wait for the next step which is hopefully signing with the team. >> have you been contacted by some of these teams? >> yeah, you know, it's going to be one day at a time. there will be a host of clubs interested in mike. i think tonight we just got off the phone and said, you know what, let's enjoy tonight, be thankful we're back in and ta