Michael Vick

The Philadelphia Eagles gave a slight edge in first-team reps at Monday’s OTA to backup quarterback Nick Foles rather than giving more to starter Michael Vick. Foles, who saw 21 snaps Monday, edged out Vick’s 15 reps at practice, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane. Last Monday, Vick held a 21-16 advantage in snaps [...]

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star wrote Monday that the Chiefs are tinkering with the Pistol Spread offense for newly-acquired quarterback Alex Smith. Smith, who ran a similar offense while in college at Utah with Urban Meyer, would be allowed to run and get outside of the pocket more in Andy Reid‘s offense. The [...]

Tim McManus of Philly Mag writes that the Eagles were reportedly approached by at least one NFL team regarding a possible trade for QB Nick Foles. The Eagles “weren’t all that interested in engaging in talks” and McManus adds that GM Howie Roseman personally called Foles amid all the trade speculation to reiterate that he’s still a part of their plans moving [...]

NFL The great Pat Summerall passes away at the age of 82 on Tuesday. The NFL will release the 2013 schedule on Thursday. NFL Draft California WR Keenan Allen was reportedly red-flagged for a drug test at February’s Combine. (NFLTR) Bears QB Jay Cutler mentioned that “You’ve got to win games to earn those contracts. [...]

According to Eagles Insider, Philadelphia has released QB Trent Edwards right before the start of the team’s minicamp. Edwards, 29, signed a one-year contract extension last September after he beat out Mike Kafka for third string quarterback job. The Eagles currently have Michael Vick and Nick Foles in place as their top quarterbacks, but there’s been a lot [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Raiders will attempt to restructure QB Carson Palmer‘s contract that will pay him $13 million for the 2013 season. Schefter adds this move could be similar to what the Eagles did with Michael Vick in recent weeks. Oakland is still trying to get their financial situation under control, so it makes plenty [...]

Mike Garafolo of USA TODAY reports that the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs have discussed the possibility of trading QB Nick Foles this week. Garafolo adds that “no progress has been made” towards a potential agreement. The source added that the Eagles have maintained that “they like Foles and plan on giving him a chance to compete with [...]

Update:  Rob Maaddi reports that an NFL source mentioned that the Eagles would want a first or second round pick “to even consider the idea” of trading QB Nick Foles. Maaddi adds that Philadelphia hasn’t discussed the idea of trading Foles with any team to this point. ————– Update: Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com reports that a league sources has informed [...]

Update:  Dennis Dixon‘s agent, Jeff Sperbeck, tweets that the quarterback has agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles. Several reports have indicated that Dixon’s deal is a two-year contract. Dixon played under Kelly while at Oregon, so there’s a pretty obvious connection here. It makes sense to see Kelly bring in someone who’s familiar with his [...]

NFL Free agent QB JaMarcus Russell is working out at TEST West in the hopes of returning to the league. (San Jose Mercury News) NFL Draft West Virginia QB Geno Smith plans to participate in all drills at next week’s Combine. (Gil Brandt) Texas S Kenny Vaccaro could be working his way up to a Top [...]

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk was the first to have details regarding Michael Vick’s contract. According to Florio’s source, Vick will receive a $3.5 million signing bonus along with a non-guaranteed base salary of $3.5 million. Vick could make another $3 million in incentives next season. The deal includes $500,000 in roster bonuses and another $1.5 million if he’s able [...]

According to Jason La Canfora, the Cleveland Browns new front office “badly wants to upgrade from former first-round pick Brandon Weeden.“ La Canfora mentions that Alex Smith could be in play for the Browns. Michael Vick was also listed as a speculative option for Cleveland, but he restructured his deal to remain with the Eagles earlier [...]

Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News writes that the Eagles decision restructure Michael Vicks contract “means nothing good for Nick Foles.” Bowen adds that that Chip Kelly must see Vick as a better fit for their system seeing as they’re willing to pay him upwards of $10 million next season in the event that he’s able [...]

Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com reports the Eagles will not release QB Michael Vick before February 6 deadline that will guarantee $3 million of his 2013 contract. There’s been a lot of speculation that a decision would be coming before Wednesday’s deadline, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Since then, reports have indicated that the $3 million would only be guaranteed if Philadelphia releases [...]

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says there will be competition at the quarterback position this offseason. “You know, I think Norv (Turner) and Chud (Rob Chudzinski) have been very open that they like a lot about what Brandon (Weeden) does, but we’re gonna have competition at that position,” said Haslam, per Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland. “I think [...]

Jeff McLane reports that Eagles will have longer than 3 days after the Super Bowl to decide Michael Vick’s future. According to an NFL source, the Eagles will only owe Vick the $3 million if no one were to pick him up or if someone signed him for less than that total. ———- Jason La [...]

Rich Cimini of ESPN New York believes that the New York Jets would be a “logical landing spot” for Seahawks quarterback Matt Flynn if he were to be traded. The Jets recently added Marty Mornhinweg as their new offensive coordinator, which led to some speculation that Michael Vick could follow him to New York. It’s hard [...]

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News confirms that the Jets will in fact hire Marty Mornhinweg as their next offensive coordinator. ————- Adam Caplan reports that a source has informed him that the Jets are expected to hire former Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg to run their offense. This would be a pretty interesting hire given that Mornhinweg’s [...]

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, a “source with knowledge of Michael Vick‘s thinking” suggests that he is open to playing for either Chip Kelly next season. The report also mentions that Vick was open to playing for Jon Gruden as well, but he never really seemed like a strong candidate throughout the process. Vick is set [...]

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the Eagles are trying to sell Oregon head coach Chip Kelly on the fact they already have similar personnel at the skill positions and the fact that Michael Vick could be retained as quarterback next year. Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports mentions that Vick may not be all that accommodating in regards to restructuring his current [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy has an interview setup with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. McCoy has a busy weekend ahead of him as he has interviews lined up with the Bills and Cardinals on Saturday and meeting with the Bears and Eagles on Sunday. McCoy could really improve upon [...]

Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that an NFL source has informed him that Eagles QB Michael Vick is not willing to renegotiate his contract to remain with the team beyond the 2012 season. It’s widely expected that the Eagles will cut Vick loose in the coming weeks, but there’s still a chance that they could approach him [...]