Breaking: Michael Vick eligible to play in week three

by JasonB on Sep 3, 2009 4:34 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Roger Goodell just announced to a room of reporters that Michael Vick will be fully reinstated for the Eagles week three game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Michael Vick's reinstatement to the NFL will no longer be conditional after two weeks of the regular season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told a small group of reporters the news in New York Thursday, including NBCSports.com and PFT's Tom Curran.

Goodell said that Vick is "Demonstrating his commitment and will use better judgment going forward. We are looking for a success story here."

We discussed this a bit yesterday, but 2 games seems like a rather pointless and trivial amount to continue Vick's suspension. If it was meant as a real punishment, surely the full 6 weeks that Goodell had allowed himself would have been be more appropriate? After being suspended for two years and in prison, I just don't see the point of keeping him out of another two games. Especially since he was allowed to play in the preseason.

It seems to me that the two games are a token gesture to avoid the perception of Vick being allowed back with no punishment(even though he's been suspended for two years). I guess I don't see the point if that's all it is...

Either way, the mystery is over. Case is closed. Needless to say the national spotlight will shine on the Linc in week 3 and the Kansas City Chiefs will probably will be watching tonight's preseason finale against the Jets a lot more closely....

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Haha

This is the game i’m going to…on my birthday. What a gift.

by Filth2Fury on Sep 3, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

Bye Bye, AJ.

by topcat6 on Sep 3, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

The drumbeat for a trade starts in earnest…

by TransplantedFan on Sep 3, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Better than I'd expected

Of course, we could use him in those first two

Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome

by D3Keith on Sep 3, 2009 4:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Sweet.

Astra Inclinant, Non Necessitant

by EagleGreeninMD on Sep 3, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

Surprised Goddell did not wait until after the bye

I agree there was no way he was starting week1. Letting him back after the 3rd game just seemed to me to make more sense as both punishment and recovery. Happy to have him sooner I guess.
I’d say the Eagles have to leave Vick on the 53 roster now. Let him practice so he could be the #2QB if needed until the 4th Quarter on gameday. As I said in prior post, Eagles should seriously look at a practice squad QB in case Vick is injured while wildcat-ing.

by phxphilly on Sep 3, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

or bye bye Kolb. Whoever really. I would like to see a trade. Draft picks enough? I would rather a TE(Watson). But whatever we can get.

I don’t think Kolb will be traded though. He, of course, could be traded. I don’t think so though. Reid likes to keep his draft picks around.

by topcat6 on Sep 3, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds fair to me

Hmmmmmmmm players get 4 games for using ban substances but Vick gets 2 games for committing federal crimes , using drugs and just being a sadistic bastard, cant wait to see what Stallworth gets next year .

by TIRED OF WAITING on Sep 3, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

You mean 2 years and 2 games.

by Rumplestiltskin02 on Sep 3, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Stallworth Killed a MAN!

and you are arguing about 2 extra games on a 2 year suspension, seriously

RIP JJ & HK
Let the future judge Michael Vick

by BadCo'09 on Sep 3, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Stallworth killed a man by accident, yes he shouldnt have driven drunk and deserves to be in jail and banned from ever playing again. But he didnt leave the bar an say let me go run someone over. Vick made a choice to do what he did so what does that tell u about the type of person he is? If he had been signed by the cowgirls or giants all these Vick supporters here in Philly wouldnt be so supportive.

by TIRED OF WAITING on Sep 3, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Again, 2 years and two games. Vick has been suspended for the past two years. Stallworth could very well be back in the NFL next year, which would make his punishment less than half of what Vick’s was.

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by JasonB on Sep 3, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Well anyway

Heres hoping that there are alot of dog lovers playing defense in the NFL this year!

by TIRED OF WAITING on Sep 3, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Does Ray Lewis ring a bell?

Accused of murder, but his buddies took the blame for him. Got no punishment. I repeat NO PUNISHMENT!!!

by eaglemaniac814 on Sep 3, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

No

Society gave Vick the 2 years . Goddell said when he took over he was going to put an end to such behavior and would deal out punishment and it didnt matter what other punishment the guilty player received from other sources . That it was a privilege to play in the NFL and they should behave as such. What a phoney!

by TIRED OF WAITING on Sep 3, 2009 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

Vick was suspended indefinitely from the NFL before he was ever sent to prison.

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by JasonB on Sep 3, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Big Deal

Goddell suspending Vick while he was in jail is equal to giving a killer 3 life sentences . Unless they are in the habit of giving inmates work passes to play in the NFL out there in Lebonworth he wasnt going to play anyway.

by TIRED OF WAITING on Sep 3, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions