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.
Before Thursday, all we knew is that Vick’s conditional reinstatement would last no longer than Week Six. Goodell was asked why he chose two weeks.
Goodell said that Vick is “Demonstrating his commitment and will use better judgment going forward. We are looking for a success story here.”
One reporter wondered why the league is going the “extra mile” to help Vick out.
“Not sure I totally agree with that,” Goodell said. “First of all, the situation was somewhat unique. We don’t have a lot of players that have served that kind of jail term coming back into the league.”
Goodell revealed that he met with Vick and Eagles coach Andy Reid for 45 minutes. He also met with Vick advisor Tony Dungy, after the meeting with Vick.
Goodell has also spoken with Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle, and says Vick will do several more apperances on his behalf.
“It sounds as if [Vick] is expected to do that in the next 30 days,” Goodell said.
Goodell also spoke that he believes Vick is trying to think long-term. To that point, Vick intends to marry his long-time girlfriend.
“I think he’s recognizing that these are life-management skills, not just things he needs to do for next 2-3 years.”
For now, the focus on Vick will be much more short term. He should see significant playing time against the Jets Thursday night. The next time you could see on the field will be in Philadelphia in Week Three, against the Chiefs. The Eagles have a bye the following week.
UPDATE: So far, the reading public seems to agree with the decision.
And now we can trade Feeley for a TE or another 2nd!
dawk20db & katdawg215: read my response from that other posting.
Should answer any questions.
“The Eagles host the Chiefs in Week Three, then have a bye week.”
Could be back to back bye weeks…..
BOUT TIME!!!!
It should have been week 1 or 2. I guess he had to appease all you loser Vick-Haters.
HooRay HooRay
(Just to piss off the anti-Vickies)
Still not very likely that he gets in before the bye. He’s still learning the offense.
YES!!! BOUT TO GO GET MY MICHAEL PHELPS OOOOOON MY MICHAEL PHELPS ON!!!
grey goose time mr. vick
eagles just wont have no riddim
and as usual, all the vick manlove crowd tries to inflict their hate and him on the rest of us.
All together now, haters!
“Oh, what a travesty of justice!”
Can’t wait to trade Feeley!
I want 3 first rounders, Antonio Gates, Jeremiah Trotter, Coach Shanahan, and 2 seventh rounders for him.
Calvin Pace gets 4 games & Vick gets 2???? Something’s wrong here!
It should have been week 5 or 6 but i guess he had to appease all the low-life wanna-be tough guy gangstas who will now go out and buy #7 jerseys and make the NFL money like the good little drooling inbred fanboys they are.
Opie says: September 3, 2009 4:26 PM
And now we can trade Feeley for a TE or another 2nd!
Hey Florio … HA! HA!
http://op-for.com/simpsons_nelson_haha2.jpg
@iMikeJones
Vick missed 32+
@jackal
The townhallers are going to be pissed
I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.
I AM SO FRIGGIN HAPPY!
GET OUT OF MY WAY, I’M GOING TO THROW UP MY CAMPBELL’S CHUNKY SOUP, DAMMIT!
Mc Nabb Presser…
I don’t know about the rest of you birds fans, but i’m really excited to see him on the field tonight.
Eagles Football, College Football, Phillies, Nice Weather… What more can you ask for?
lol, I know that one will get hammered by the eagles haters, but I could care less, i’m so happy right now. Life Is Good
This is terrible. The man’s been suspended for two years. Now you’re going to tack on two more games for what? Is that’s what is going to hammer the point home?
When Mike Vick was in prison land,
Let my Ookie gooooo
Raped so hard he could not stand,
Let My Ookie goooooo!
Goodell could use a little compassion, here.
Welcome to the NFC East Vick.
Bring it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojp2DkYpw0U
Steeler4life
You cant count the time he was in prison. HE WAS IN PRISON. How could he have played in the NFL if he was in prison??? Friggin morons, I guess by your name I should have known.
This is great news! Now McNabb can begin feeling insecure about his job 3 weeks earlier in the season.
McNabb wanted more weapons, well he’s got them now…AK47; Glock, 9mm…oh..not those kind of weapons! Just kidding. I’m glad he’s reinstated but just skeptical as to how Cannon will use him. Marty Morningweg will be a genius…an absolute genius.
Goodell = Mr Softie! NFL wussbags….
Very first post said, “And now we can trade Feeley for a TE or another 2nd!” and the skins just turned down a #1 pick for Todd Collins from New England. hahahahah. If A.J. was good enough for a second round pick, you never would have signed Vick you idiot. Get off the bong dude and get ready to cut A.J. Feeley! Get your michael phelps on another way. Sounds like you already have though.
Now lets wait for #5 to have a bad series of downs or, god forbid, an entire game. Philly will be calling for McNabb’s head on a plate just like every year.
The NFC East isn’t as cut and clean as every analyst thinks. Even though the eagles have already been awarded the conferance, i think other nfc east teams may have another spin on it when the helmets are strapped on. The loss of j.j., dawkins and s bradley are much much greater then you guys think. Jimmy Johnson had the knack of knowing what the other team was going to run and calling the precise defense to stop it. Good luck in replacing a legend. Not too mention the heart of Dawkins.
You asked for it…..here’s hoping Dante Stallworth gets his drink on and Vick is in the crosswalk this time.
# scomibord says: September 3, 2009 5:19 PM
Steeler4life
You cant count the time he was in prison. HE WAS IN PRISON. How could he have played in the NFL if he was in prison??? Friggin morons, I guess by your name I should have known.
——————-
The level of stupid here, there’s just no empirical way to measure it.
Vick is a sick person that killed some dogs just like the way KFC kills its chickens. Lets boycott KFC and Vick…..Oh wait…I almost fell for the Haters-Hype!…..I am an Eagles fan that sold my season tickets because….Darn, There I go again…Stoopid Hype…Almost got me again! GO VICK!
He has shown he gets it HOW? In a month he has shown he will demonstrate good judgment going forward? Huh??? Almost anyone can stay out of trouble for a month. Heck it was more than a month before Vick was found with marijuana in his system while out on bond.
Oh, right, he finally marrying the mother of his children. That shows he is thinking long term. No, it shows he is still all about style over substance. Marriage does not make one obey the law or be a good person.
# Levito says: September 3, 2009 4:45 PM
Opie says: September 3, 2009 4:26 PM
And now we can trade Feeley for a TE or another 2nd!
Re: the update
Correction:
you mean the *NBC reading public*…
Which means, yeah, um, OF COURSE they support Ick’s reinstatement.
It’s the same people who think of America as Malibu and Manhattan, with nothing in between.
Try asking the rest of us.
(Then again, the rest of us are actually WORKING during the day, so we don’t have time for the tomfoolery of on-line polls and such).
*btw–I do appreciate the fine irony that I myself piss away much of my time on the ‘ol intergoogle…PFT specifically. An NBC site.
(God help me).
Can’t believe convicted felons are allowed to play in the NFL. Blows my mind. Anyway, he’ll be lucky to make it to game 3 before he’s back in the graybar hotel.
It should have been either the full year to ensure he can stay out of trouble and be a free man or let him start playing in Week 1.
This 5 or now 2 game suspension is just plain stupid too me. Either you feel he has served his time or he hasn’t. 2 games doesn’t change anything. I don’t see any good argument for it.
Either let him play this year or don’t.
I wish him well even though what he did was horrendous. This is America and I hope he makes the most of his second opportunity.
In reality who cares, Vick will screw it up somehow and get suspended again. If by some miracle he doesnt get caught lets hope theres a dog lovin LB out there who will rip Vicks knees to shreds. C’mon torn ACL baby!!!!
I dont get it , he demonstrated he has not tortured a defenseless animal over the last 3 weeks? He basically went hitler on dogs for seven yrs and goodell thinks he’s shown that he’s a changed man since he has not electricuted animals for a few weeks?
I mean come on this is pathetic , what was goodell basing vick being good on? The guy tortured living breathing things for yrs and goodell was waiting 3 weeks to see if he was gonna do it again?
1. “One reporter wondered why the league is going the ‘extra mile’ to help Vick out. ‘Not sure I totally agree with that,’ Goodell said.”
So, you don’t totally disagree with it, either? At least have an opinion and come off as somewhat confident about it, ass. Real convincing.
2. “Goodell also spoke that he believes Vick is trying to think long-term. To that point, Vick intends to marry his long-time girlfriend.”
Kind of funny how extraneous things that Vick is doing that have no bearing on when he should be reinstated are being interpreted as a positive (e.g., Vick marrying a girlfriend gets spun into a change to a long-term mindset, because as we all know, decision to enter marriage is always indicative of a long-term mindset, right?). If the marriage thing is an example that Goodell mentioned himself (to be fair, you can’t tell from the way it’s phrased in the passage), it sounds like he’s stretching to generate examples that fit to preconceived justifications.
May the good lord bless you and keep you, Vox.
The idiot convention/Vick supporters should be happy now. They got what they wanted. There’s nothing like scum supporting scum. The ghetto culture of America has spoken.
Cue the McNabb angry press conference
Puh-lease. He hasn’t changed AT ALL! The greed is shameful in America. How quickly we forget how malicious he was,….and now he’s a changed man,…whatever!
You Vick supporters make me sick! Have you no moral boundries?
Pathetic….
Gonna try to see the bigger picture. That might a mistake with the patrons of this board but…
This is an example of redemption. Everyone is watching. If we send a message that if you break the law, do your time there still isn’t a place for you, we aren’t helping ourselves. And everyone is watching on this one.
There are more people in prison now than ever before. Here’s hoping that this situation, regardless of how despicable it was, can provide some hope and inspiration to those who are incarcerated and due to be released, that assimilating and becoming a working citizen is possible.
It’s that or we are going to have to start shooting them.
What a joke this whole thing has turned out to be.
Might as well just let him back now, Roger.
Goodell ain’t tough at all.
Doesnt matter, when he comes back, the real deal is when he goes back to jail.
Its all a front.
No matter how many do gooders are in his corner..hes going to go back to jail. He hasnt changed other then the fact he has a record.
Makes him tough.
When thugs go to jail it does not mean your tough, just really stupid.
I dont hate vickie she just doesnt get it. Shes spoiled and priviliged and underneath it all he chokes animals to death. Have fun eagirls with this one. Youll win a few, but she is a freaking psychopath.
Mike Vick please stay out of prison us tax payers hate to support your punk ass while you are incarcerated. I’m sure you don’t know that word.
IT MEANS JAIL!!
“…buckifan4life says: September 3, 2009 6:18 PM
You Vick supporters make me sick! Have you no moral boundries? …”
Trade ya.
Vick for OJ.
Vick: I can save fifty dogs.
Coach Reid: Nobody can save fifty dogs.
Goodell: You just said he could save anything.
Coach Reid: Did you ever save fifty dogs?
Vick: Nobody ever save fifty dogs.
McNabb: Hey, Goodell. We got a bet here.
Coach Reid: My boy says he can save fifty dogs, he can save fifty dogs.
Associated Press: Yeah, but in how long?
Vick: A hour.
Goodell: Well, I believe I’ll take part of that wager.
Later…..
Coach Reid: Why you got to go and say fifty dogs for? Why not thirty-five or thirty-nine?
Vick: I thought it was a nice round number.
How is getting married showing maturity???
Don’t 50% of marraiges end in divorce???
Marrying a girl just because you think you should’ve years ago doesn’t sound mature… it sounds like a great way to get a co-signer when you’re bankrupt though…
“He basically went hitler on dogs”
Hitler couldn’t run a 4.4 forty. Or else he’d of played on the Dallas Cowboys.
Again, I am going to say this one more time even though I am yelling into the wind.
I just want people to admit they do not care because Vick is a superstar football player. Not this fake “he paid his debt to society”.
The biggest argument is that he has a special set of skills thus he is allowed to get his job back. (or his right to make a living)
However, case in point: a Doctor commits the same felony, he loses his license to practice medicine and can never do this again. Same for a lawyer (i know i know everyone hates lawyers), but he would be disbarred and never able to practice law again. This EVEN AFTER he paid his debt to society by going to prison.
So enough with the phony, “he paid his debt”
At least be intellectually honest and say “I just do not care because he scores Touch Downs.”
@ Jackal138
Ummm
Considering your team is signing the Dog Drowner’s paycheck…and you support it…I think you’ve forfeited any right to cast aspersions.
Levito: hoping that it actually did make you laugh, that’s what it was for.
Bigbillnocmd: Although, my post was written with a bit of sarcasm, Mr. Feeley actually was dealt for a 2nd rounder last time. So, take a little bite of humble pie and next time think a bit before you call someone an idiot……ya douche!
WeMissYouDan: thank you for getting my humor. I do apologize for it being at your expense, but that is some crazy shiznit! Feeley for a 2nd pick, then we sign him back a year later……..
Preseason stats:
Passing
19 plays : 11/15 : 45 yards : 0 td : 1 int : 4 sacks : -40 yards lost
47.9 rating : 19 plays : 5 net yards
Rushing
8 rushes : 36 yards : 1 td : 2 fumbles : 1 lost fumble
Total Offense
27 plays : 41 yards : 1 td : 2 turnovers
Any other QB with those stats would be cut.
smackmyvickup.com
the update on the fan reaction isnt exactly negative… as of now its 75% agreeing with 25% not. me’s no math wizard but i think 75 is more than 25, who has a calculator?
Dirte says:
September 3, 2009 5:49 PM
Can’t believe convicted felons are allowed to play in the NFL. Blows my mind. Anyway, he’ll be lucky to make it to game 3 before he’s back in the graybar hotel.
=============================
As opposed to all of the unconvicted felons allowed to play in the NFL?
Your statement makes it sound as though the NFL is full of Rhodes Scholars with impeccable morals. How funny!