Now running back Brian Westbrook was a free agent after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles. He began to understand more about NFL business and believes that the Eagles will not keep quarterback Michael Vick.
Westbrook seemed a bit disappointed with the decision made by the Eagles, who drafted him but released him after nine seasons.
"I was a little bit surprised. Thinking they maybe would give me an opportunity to renegotiate things," Westbrook said. "For [the Eagles], it’s always business, it’s always money. … We left it on good terms. I wouldn’t say they were bad terms at all."
As they did not hesitate to release a nine-year Eagle, it is almost sure that the Eagles will think less in getting rid of a one-year guy, who did not show much value during the only season in Philadelphia. So Westbrook said “definitely” Vick will put on another team’s NFL jerseys and predicted that the quarterback would be traded as that could not only save the Eagles a lot of money but also could bring them some wanted player as the price for Vick.
Showing posts with label Michael Vick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Vick. Show all posts
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Michael Vick can still have $16 million roster bonus from Falcons
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday that Michael Vick, currently a quarterback in the Philadelphia Eagles, can still keep the more than $16 million roster bonuses he earned while playing in the Atlanta Falcons jersey.
The Court’s decision backed Judge David Doty’s rule, which said the money was not subject to forfeiture since Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction. After the ruling, the NFL accused Doty, who has long handled matters arising from the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.
However, the court backed Doty’s ruling on Vick’s bonus case because it found the contract’s forfeiture language ambiguous. So Doty has not done anything wrong and can still keep oversight of contract.
Vick’s current contract with the Eagles can pay him $1.6 million for 2009 season, and even the team decides to keep him in Philadelphia for next season, he won’t earn more than $5.2 million, so to keep the Falcons’ $16 million means quite a lot for Vick’s life.
The Court’s decision backed Judge David Doty’s rule, which said the money was not subject to forfeiture since Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction. After the ruling, the NFL accused Doty, who has long handled matters arising from the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.
However, the court backed Doty’s ruling on Vick’s bonus case because it found the contract’s forfeiture language ambiguous. So Doty has not done anything wrong and can still keep oversight of contract.
Vick’s current contract with the Eagles can pay him $1.6 million for 2009 season, and even the team decides to keep him in Philadelphia for next season, he won’t earn more than $5.2 million, so to keep the Falcons’ $16 million means quite a lot for Vick’s life.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Russell has a firm grasp, Vick showing good speed
According to the Contra Costa Times reports, JaMarcus Russell still has a firm grasp on the Raiders’ starting quarterback role despite his rocky offseason practices.
Head coach Tom Cable still seems optimistic about Russell’s progress this season. It is hopefully that Russell will step up when training camp begins next week and really shows his coaches some improvement. Even though Russell remains in the middle tier of quarterbacks fantasy-wise, it is believed that he has the talent to be much more valuable than that if he and the Raiders can develop some consistency in the passing game. He should not choose rams jersey.
Another player does not have the same good time. Michael Vick worked out with speed and conditioning coach Tom Shaw while confined in his Virginia home, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
According to Shaw, Vick is in good shape and can still run a 4.4 40-yard dash. Many believe that he’d have to play another position if he were to return to the NFL. But no teams have expressed an interest in acquiring Vick till now, so it is still uncertain whether Vick will have chance to be back with the NFL even if he is reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell.
Head coach Tom Cable still seems optimistic about Russell’s progress this season. It is hopefully that Russell will step up when training camp begins next week and really shows his coaches some improvement. Even though Russell remains in the middle tier of quarterbacks fantasy-wise, it is believed that he has the talent to be much more valuable than that if he and the Raiders can develop some consistency in the passing game. He should not choose rams jersey.
Another player does not have the same good time. Michael Vick worked out with speed and conditioning coach Tom Shaw while confined in his Virginia home, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
According to Shaw, Vick is in good shape and can still run a 4.4 40-yard dash. Many believe that he’d have to play another position if he were to return to the NFL. But no teams have expressed an interest in acquiring Vick till now, so it is still uncertain whether Vick will have chance to be back with the NFL even if he is reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Falcons owner Blank: releasing is good for Vick
After he released QB Michael Vick last week, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, Arthur Blank recently made statement that he released Vick because he wanted to remove any contractual obstacles that would get in the way of another team looking to sign him.
The relationship between Vick and Blank's family is said to be rather good. Blank's wife Stephanie even became unhappy whe she heard someone criticize Vick. So it could be considered true that Blank really wants to do some good thing for Vick and released him from the team. He said that he wanted Vick to be with the league and the league would be better with Vick it.
Even though I doubt that if Vick should stay in the league, but the team owner's attitude to his player was moving anyway.
The relationship between Vick and Blank's family is said to be rather good. Blank's wife Stephanie even became unhappy whe she heard someone criticize Vick. So it could be considered true that Blank really wants to do some good thing for Vick and released him from the team. He said that he wanted Vick to be with the league and the league would be better with Vick it.
Even though I doubt that if Vick should stay in the league, but the team owner's attitude to his player was moving anyway.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)