Reid: Vick has rib cartilage injury, no broken bones
Michael Vick has a rib cartilage injury and his status for Sunday's game is uncertain. LeSean McCoy has a rib fracture.
Reid: Vick has rib cartilage injury, no broken bones
Michael Vick has a rib cartilage injury between his second and third rib and his status this week is uncertain. LeSean McCoy broke a rib and may also be unavailable.
On Vick, Reid said, "The cartilage looks like it's cracked there a little bit." He said the bones were not broken.
Vick was sore today, Reid said, and is going to be "day to day, week to week."
"If he is as sore as he is today," then Kevin Kolb will be with the first team for Wednesday's practice, Reid said.
"We'll see how (Vick) feels and how he does along the way," Reid said.
Reid said Kolb "did some good things and has some things he has to work on."
McCoy cracked a rib in the second quarter, Reid said. The running back played the rest of the game, and Reid said it is possible he could play Sunday.
"It's really a comfort thing and they're doing a couple other tests on him," Reid said.
He said the team is fortunate to have Mike Bell as a back up, though Bell has made little impact in his few appearances so far this season.
Reid continued to take the blame for the delay of game penalty at the end of the first half, though he also implied that he was unhappy with the referees.
"It’s completely my responsibility there," Reid said to open his press conference. But later, when asked what he might have done differently, he said, "I would love to tell you everything, but I'm not going to do that, that would be an expensive answer."
He added, "I'm taking it as my fault."
Reid also took the blame for his team's penalties -- roughly 80 yards per game, including several costly ones Sunday.
"I take a lot of pride in having a disciplined, hard nosed football team and eight penalties for 80 yards is obviously too much," Reid said.
Asked specifically about $60 million signing Jason Peters, who now has five penalties after adding two Sunday, Reid deflected a question about being disappointed.
"He's working his tail off, that's the first thing. These aren't penalties that are loafing penalties or he's s not moving his feet, or he's tired, that's not what these are," Reid said. He later added, "If he weren't trying hard and didn't have the effort there might be disappointment there."
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How about the deer in Valley Forge?— VTSweetG- Undersized players equals soft play which is what we will see all year until we stop getting undersized players with "high motors".— Krusty the Klown
- Hey Krusty stop commenting until you know what your talking about. Maybe "Dancing with the Stars" is more your style.— Tim Dunlap
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- Ive heard 6 weeks for Vick. Bye Bye Birdies— seaonasdad
Well, now Vick at least has more free time to devote to his reinvention tour where he tells kids that savagely torturing dogs for pleasure is just "a bad idea".— icarus- oh good , andy is taking responsibility for this mess....Thanks Andy....and that will be your legacy.....failure to win the big one and blowing smoke at the fans and the media.....Hello Jeffery....get him out of here.....— nuggett
- Did anyone else notice the four illegal blocks the Redskins got away with on the 50 yard punt return? The personal foul call on Sims, and the defensive hold on Hobbs, didn't help either. The refs were brutal. Good news is that Vick will not be out long, if at all.— arrowamy
- seaonasdad - and i've heard peyton manning was just traded to the eagles... for mike mamula. stop making stuff up.— sasquatches
- It's always Andy's fault the day after a team is not prepared and doesn't execute...how about maybe addressing WHY this happens time and time again?
- Things that make you go hmmm...
McNabb lobby's for Vick to have a second chance...Vick "pays" him back with a win. Agree with it or not...quite laudible. What's one game amongst friends for a renewed NFL career...hmm.
Oh..I'm a McNabb fan, but "game on" after his postgame comments. Especially after playing sooo subpar.
It's just a game right? Go Eagles and yes, go Greenbay next week!— Saloneboy - McCoy breaks a rib and finishes the game. Vick has a cartilage injury and spends the second half whimpering.— mrsmax
