After being cleared to play starting Week 3, Michael Vick has been moved to the active roster by the Eagles.
Vick Moved to Active Roster, Will Practice With Team This Week
The injury to Donovan McNabb may have sped up Michael Vick’s comeback.
According to FOX’s Jay Glazer, the Eagles have cut WR Hank Baskett (better known as Kendra Wilkinson’s husband) to make room for Vick on the active roster. More from Glazer:
Read Article >Vick Placed on Roster Exempt List; Won’t Practice
On Friday, Eagles president Joe Banner spoke to Howard Eskin on WIP in Philadelphia and explained that there were a number of determinant factors as to whether Vick would make the opening day roster:
From Sports Radio Interviews:
Read Article >Video: All of Vick’s Big Plays (Good and Bad) From Thursday Night
Here’s video of Vick’s entire night vs. the Jets Thursday. There are some positives (escaping a sack for positive yards; rushing for TD) and some negatives (throwing INT; running backwards for about 20 yards before being sacked):
Read Article >Vick Scores First Touchdown In Three Years
It doesn’t count, at least not technically, but Vick hit paydirt for the first time as an Eagle.
Playing in his second game with the Eagles, Vick lined up at quarterback, faked a handoff and ran up the middle from 2 yards out 25 seconds into the quarter Thursday night.
Read Article >Goodell Clears Vick to Play in Third Eagles Game
This news according to Newsday’s Bob Glauber: Michael Vick will sit out the first two weeks and will be fully reinstated for Week 3, when the Eagles play the Chiefs at home.
More from Goodell, speaking to the media about the decision:
Read Article >Vick Meeting with Goodell Today
According to the LA Times, Michael Vick will meet with Roger Goodell later today for a decision on his reinstatemant.
Read Article >Source: Week One Reinstatement a ‘No-Brainer’
From FanHouse’s Dan Graziano, whose source says Goodell has had this very situation in mind since his original Vick punishment:
Read Article >Report: Vick will Hear from Goodell by Saturday
According to ESPN’s Sal Palantonio, Roger Goodell is expected to make a decision on Michael Vick’s future within the next few days, and before Saturday, when teams face a mandatory cut-down to 53 players on their active rosters. Vick was reinstated earlier this summer on a conditional basis; full reinstatement is pending, and technically, Goodell has until Week 6 of the season to make a decision on whether to allow Vick to participate in the regular season.
From ESPN and Palantonio:
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