Vick says he has "deep bone bruise"
Andy Reid said Mike Vick does not have a broken hand after all. The quarterback has a hand contusion. It is still swollen and sore though.
Vick says he has "deep bone bruise"
Jonathan Tamari
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Mike Vick said he has a deep bone bruise on his right hand, which was heavily wrapped today when he showed up at the NovaCare Complex for a meeting with coach Andy Reid.
A bone bruise is more significant and troublesome than a typical tissue bruise and could make it harder for Vick to play this Sunday.
Vick said he wants to play this week, but made no commitment.
"It all remains to be seen. I've got to take it one day at a time, we’ll see how it unfolds," Vick said from the driver's seat of his SUV. "It’s sore, it’s still swollen, but with rehab we’ll see how it recovers and how well it gets."
Dr. Charles Leinberry, a hand and wrist specialist at the Rothman Institute, said today that the swelling and pain from a tissue contusion can often be dealt with in three to four days. A bone bruise, though, could require more than a week of rest.
"The bone contusion you might have to worry a little bit because then you might have some actual weakening," Leinberry said. (Leinberry had not examined Vick and was speaking in general about the hand injury).
Asked about the risk of added injury, Vick said he will "evaluate the situation and when I step on the field make sure it’s a safe situation."
Vick also backed off a bit on his Sunday comments on the referees and whether they offer him enough protection.
"Maybe I shouldn’t have approached it in that fashion because the truth of the matter is we can’t control the situation. I was kind of out of chacacter and being too candid in that aspect. Ultimately I respect the referees and their decision to make calls and that’s the way it’ll be and you won't hear me complain about it no more."
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Andy Reid said Mike Vick does not have a broken hand after all. The quarterback has a hand contusion. It is still swollen and sore though. He would not say if he thinks Vick can play this week or who would start if Vick can't go. Clearly his hope is that Vick recovers in time, because it Vince Young may not be healthy yet and Mike Kafka did not inspire confidence Sunday.
The Eagles also got good news on Jeremy Maclin. Reid said his hamstring strain is not as bad as first feared, though he did not put a timetable on the receiver's return.
"(Vick) still has a bunch of swelling that has to get out of there, it’s sensitive to the touch right now, but the positive is it’s not a fracture," Reid said. It was as swollen Monday morning as after the game.
"It's not to say he can't play with the swelling, it's just got to be that he can bend his hand where he can work with it," Reid said.
Asked about the quarterback's status, he said, "we’ll see how he does over the next couple of days, we’ve got to get the swelling down."
Reid said a CT scan Monday showed that a blood vessel was lying on top of the bone in Vick's hand, which made it appear to be a break Sunday. (At first, Reid said, the team didn't think he had a break, then later x-rays made them think he did, so this is another reversal).
It was clear that the coach is hoping that his starting quarterback will be well enough to play this week. He was non-commital on a backup plan, and could not say if Young will be back to full health by Sunday. Asked who would start in place of Vick Reid said, "we'll see."
Pressed on if Young has an edge over Kafka, Reid said he's mostly just worried about Vick's swelling. Young was not quite at 100 percent this week, Reid said. That helps explain why it was Kafka playing when Vick went down.
"We’ll take him out and we’ll run him here. It's was that top end (speed) this past week, I didn't think we there," Reid said. "We’ll see how he does this week."
Reid said Maclin is "day-to-day," which was the same description he used when Young injured his hamstring Sept. 1. Maclin's hamstring is still tender, Reid said.
Other notes from the press conference:
-- Asked about DeSean Jackson's postgame comments -- in which the receiver said the defense needed to "step up" after the offense's failed fourth down conversion attempt, Reid said, "I’m kind of a 'we' guy, that we all need to play better. I know DeSean’s always been a team guy."
-- Reid on going for it on fourth down: "I knew we had the momentum obviously, and I've always been aggressive, so I wanted to make sure we stayed aggressive and it was the wrong thing to do, obviously, hindsight being 20/20 here," he said.
-- Vick was hurt when defensive tackle Chris Canty hit him, not when he fell at the end of the play, Reid said.
-- He would not comment on whether Casey Matthews will remain a starting linebacker. "I haven’t even gone there. I’m probably not going to go there with you."
-- Asked in general about his linebackers and safeties, Reid said, "we’re going to keep working and try to get that right and make sure we all do our jobs a little bit better."
At the moment, it's hard to see answers at those positions coming from the current roster.
-- Reid would not go into detail about why he chose to hand the ball to Owen Schmitt near the Giants goal line instead of the red-hot LeSean McCoy. "I thought that was the way to go. Obviously it wasn't now that it's sadi and done."
-- Asked about the accuracy of a FOX report that Vick did not wear his mouthpiece Sunday, Reid said, "I can't tell you that."
-- Riley Cooper has a concussion but was doing well today, Reid said. Cooper has to go through the same testing process as Vick did this past week. Cornerback Brandon Hughes has a hamstring strain.
Doesn't matter. Reid will never be a good game day coach. As soon as he went for the 4th & on the 43 yard line up 2 points I knew the game was over. Andy.... Did you not realize that if you don't get it the Giants would be in field goal range with 1 completion????— FetchDixon- YO Andy...you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear......i.e. you cannot turn second rate, limited talented players (our LB's, our O-line, our DT's) into first rate NFL players.....YOU pick the talent Mr Reid and YOU set the priorities and so far in 12 years you have shown you do not know how to win it all (the only thing that counts) and you have shown total disregard to protecting the $100 million dollar face of the franchise.....oh and since the giants secondary is in shambles, why don't you call plays tht run into the heart of their very talented defensive line.....duh....(don't attack the weak spots...go for their strength with our weakest link....Hello Jeffery...— nuggett
- I must say the difference between the two sports, Football and baseball is very much more than the length of the seasons.
Accountability for injuries, seems to be miles apart judging the recent injuries suffered by Chase Utley, and Michael Vick..
The pressing need to win For the Eagles wholly dependent upon Michael, have resulted in broadly differing outcomes between the two players, based on initial injuries.— Joe@Pottstown 
Comment removed.- give it a rest already. — coloradoeagle
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- WOW...Vick has only a bruise on his non-throwing hand...what a wuss to leave the game...Last week Tony Romo had broken ribs plus a punctured lung, and went back into the game and threw the winning touchdown in overtime....Vick is a wuss, and now that he got his $100 million contract he will "dog it" like he did in Atlanta.— frank105
- bbeach
Did you manage to make it down to New York City for the protests against Wallstreet? With your obvious self-righteousness, I imagine they couldn't keep you away, considering that companies like Goldman and Sachs and ING were directly responsible for the financial collapse of 2008 that lead to the present economy we have now, an economy that has done far more harm than anything some guy who plays football can do. Furthermore, the increased corporatization of the United States has also lead to the vast factory farming system that this country uses to maintain its food sources, and man, if you want to see some animal torture, just do a little research and take a gander at factory farming. Yet, I imagine you won't do anything of the sort. You'll just continue to write posts whenever Micheal Vick's name comes up to call him dog killer or murderer, or other such things because it makes you feel superior. If this is true, this would make you a hypocrite. I wish all the yuppie dog lovers in the country got as angry about the people who truly do have a negative effect on our everyday lives as they do about this football player. Maybe then, we might be able to actually change things for the better.— Hemingway - excellent post. — coloradoeagle
- Hemingway,
Self-righteousness? The economy? Are you always this clueless should we wait for some more? Let me clue you in on some facts. Michael Vick purchased, trained, exploited, concealed and bankrolled an ILLEGAL gambling operation that involved the sadistic and heinous act of killing animals when they didn't perform to standards FOR HIS OWN PROFIT AND ENJOYMENT. AND HE DID THIS FOR SIX YEARS. Furthermore, when confronted about it, HE LIED ABOUT IT. To the federal authorities. To his employer. To his coaches. To his teammates. Other than the people who were involved in the operation WITH HIM FOR SIX YEARS he LIED about EVERYTHING. TO SAVE HIS FREEDOM AND HIS MONEY. Let me repeat this: The man had been paid TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and he used some of that money to train and watch dogs FIGHT and when they couldn't fight well enough to win him money, HE KILLED THESE ANIMALS. Now, I'm sure you'll twist this into how substinence farming is so much worse like an ignorant person would. But those are the facts. You can call everyone else hypocrites if you want, but if you don't see how that that behavior isn't made by a person who isn't mentally and morally bankrupt, then there isn't anything else that can be said to you. You're just as hopeless as the morons that make jokes about it - Comment removed.
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- Reid has been giving him the "deep bone" for two seasons now with these unbelievably awful lines.... Hello, is this thing on?? Reid is turning this team into a joke— yourdaddy!
- For a guy who thinks he is a "gangsta", he is quite the softy. "I have a boo-boo - take me out"— billy goat
- I thought the Tool Eskin reorted it was broken. Glad that jackazz is off the radio.
