Report: Vick, Goodell meeting today
The topic: a reinstatement date for Vick.
Report: Vick, Goodell meeting today
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
Sam Farmer in the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Michael Vick will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today, prior to the Eagles' game against the Jets, and that Vick will be told when he is being reinstated by the commissioner.
This is all happening faster than I thought it would. While there is no hint about what the reinstatement date might be -- it could be anywhere from the first week to the sixth week of the season -- it sure seems as if it's going to be sooner rather than later. And Goodell is on the record already as saying that he thought Vick was taking the right steps.
The conventional wisdom has been wrong a couple of times already about Vick -- that the Eagles would never be interested, that the off-the-field protests and stuff would be paralyzing, that the fan base was painfully divided by the move. So, for what it's worth, my conventional wisdom all along was a reinstatement for Week 3.
We should know soon.
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Don't be fooled, the Eagles have lost a ton of fans over this, me included. Not sure what team I hope wins this year, maybe Arizona. Former #1 Eagles fan.— neddyflanders- Comment removed.
Vick is gonna be held to a standard by The Eagles, The NFL, and The Humane Society. Let this play out, there will be a lot of people watching to see if he keeps his promise of change.- Comment removed.
- bcstpete is exactly right. if the eagles start off 4-0 and the phils lose in the first round of the playoffs, it'll be all about the eagles once again.— antoski
- For every one of you guys who want to hate the Eagles for employing a Vick with bad character, there are a hundred, a thousand others, who will be more than happy to take your seat on the bandwagon if they win games. If they don't win games, all bets are off, like always. Unfortunately, I believe this will be nary a blip on the old Green radar screen by mid-season. Unless they lose games, suffer injuries and Vick stinks.— PhillySubsMac
- Hey CleanupPhilly. Sea chnge huh? That's laughable. Either you're a fan or you're not and you obviously are not. So give us a break with the phony exagerrated anectdotes.— JLH
- Seems like a good guess. Goodell said on TV that he's just basing it on Michael Vick getting adjusted to life and the NFL. If that's actually the case, there's no reason to hold him out past week 2.— tacklinjoe
- I'm ready for the season to begin, and I could care less if Vick sees the field. It's like trying to force a square peg into a round hole to get him into the offensive plays anyway. He's gimmick-play/backup QB for us at best. A distraction at worst. Regardless, I'm an Eagles fan.— rwright611
- Hey CleanupPhilly, Did this father with "integrity" explain the nuances of the Phillies continuing to employee a wife beater?— Jim M.
- I never in my life seen so many freakin hypocrites in my life. This is a game stop whining about a man who made a mistake and is getting a second chance. With all the killings going on in the city why don't you jerks take that energy and apply it to that situation.— pudgy49
- I was at the game last Thursday and most people were cheering when Vick went on the field. In fact, several "We want Vick" chants were heard. The point is that most people are bandwagon jumpers, whether it's sports or some political idea. In this case its both. I do not condone what Vick did, nor do I condone what Ray Lewis, Leonard Little, Stallworth, Burress, Matt Jones, Pacman, Jevon Kearse, etc. Ray Lewis was on trial for allegedly killing A HUMAN BEING, and is looked at as a superstar. People do bad things but the Eagles are like my family, I may be mad as hell at them and not agree with what they do, but I still love them and will not stop rooting. For all of you who abandon them, be proud of yourselves for either having no idea of how to stand on your own two feet or being so delusional not to realize that the human spirit is more important than a dog. GO BIRDS!!— oharabri
- Phony outrage. Just like I said from the beginning. He got cheered at the game and there was we want Vick chants. What he did was awful but I'm a fan of the Eagles and the signing of one player could never affect that. I don't get my personal morality from athletes. If they signed Hitler I would still be an Eagles fan. I wouldn't be a Hitler fan but I would be an Eagles fan. Just like people that were real fans before.— Captain
