Vick, Reid speak optimistically about Eagles future

ATLANTIC CITY - Whether or not a new collective bargaining agreement would nullify the one-year contract Michael Vick signed Wednesday, the commitment between the Eagles and their quarterback was clear Friday at the Maxwell Football Club awards ceremony.

Vick and coach Andy Reid were honored at Harrah's Casino, and both spoke optimistically about next season.

But what about backup Kevin Kolb? Does he have a future with the Eagles?

"We'll see down the road here," said Reid, the Maxwell Club's NFL coach of the year. "We would love to have Kevin back, obviously, as our second quarterback."

Kolb doesn't want to be the second quarterback, though. He has said he wants to start - whether it's for the Eagles or not. A handful of teams would be more than willing to take the 26-year-old, but there can be no player movement until there is a new CBA.

On Friday, owners and the players union agreed to a seven-day extension. Still, the threat of a lockout exists, and if it extends past the April draft, there is less chance that Kolb would be traded for 2012 draft picks.

Vick and Kolb are signed only through next season. It is unlikely that the Eagles would allow Vick to enter the season without a contract extension. He said Friday that there have been no discussions, or even a goodwill offer, about a long-term deal.

"We just talked about what can get done this year," Vick said several hours before he was to receive the Bert Bell Award as professional football's most valuable player during the Maxwell Club dinner. "I think that anything else that happens is solely on me. I think I dictate that situation based on my play and performance and my actions on and off the field. So that ball is in my court."

Vick has had a rough start to his offseason, some not of his own doing. He was involved in another TV brouhaha Friday over an appearance.

ESPN's First Take thought that Vick was going to do a live interview from Harrah's late in the morning. When he didn't, people from the show claimed that the Eagles had pulled the plug.

First Take co-host Jay Crawford said, "We've been Oprah-ed," referring to Vick's recent reversal about sitting down with talk-show icon Oprah Winfrey.

Not so, an Eagles spokesman said.

Maxwell Club master of ceremonies "Lou Tilley booked Michael for an interview with ESPN and never asked Michael or [the Eagles] or any Vick representative in advance," the Eagles spokesman said.

Maxwell Club president Ron Jaworski later released a statement saying "there was a communication problem that was 'totally' the fault of" the Maxwell Club.

On Monday, Vick did not attend a What It Takes symposium at the Franklin Institute for which he had been scheduled. His representatives said that Vick had let the organizers know a week in advance that he could not attend because he would be with his son in Virginia.

A few weeks earlier, he had canceled the scheduled appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"At some point, I just thought the timing wasn't right based on everything that was going on - the contract, the CBA," Vick said of appearing with Winfrey . "There were certain things that I really didn't want to touch on at the time. I feel like I need to do more in order to be on those shows so I can talk about the past and talk about the present and how prosperous things are, how bad they were, and how we can move forward."

There might not be much moving forward if there is a work stoppage. Because the players will not be permitted to have contact with the team or work out at the Eagles' facilities, it will be up to the team leaders to organize practices.

Vick said he plans to arrange workouts, if necessary, with his receivers and running backs.

"My responsibility this offseason is to make sure everybody comes into training camp ready to play," Vick said.

The 30-year-old quarterback said he would "love to" end his career in Philadelphia.

"I would love to finish my career with Andy," Vick said, assuming Reid lasts that long. "But the nature of this business, you never know what's going to happen."