Vick gets six-year, $100 million deal
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Vick gets six-year, $100 million deal
Jeff McLane
Michael Vick's return to prominence is now complete.
The Eagles and Vick have agreed to a six-year, $100 million contract with $40 million guaranteed, league sources confirmed Monday night.
The team later announced the deal, first reported by Andrew Brandt of ESPN.
The 31-year-old Vick is signed through the 2016 season. In 2007, he lost nearly everything when he was convicted on dogfighting charges and sent to prison. In the last 12 months he's gotten nearly everything -- a starting job, endorsement deals and a blockbuster contract -- back.
"I'm very happy we were able to reach an agreement with Michael on this long-term contract," Eagles coach Andy Reid said in a statement. "It's a product of all the hard work Michael has done to better himself over the last couple of years, both on and off the field. I'm very proud that he has been able to achieve success again in this league, but he'll be the first one to tell you that there is a lot of work yet to be done by him and this team as a whole. And there's no doubt in my mind that he will continue on that path. I give a lot of credit to Joe Banner and Joel Segal for getting this deal done."
Banner, the Eagles president, and Segal, Vick's agent, negotiated the contract. Vick did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Vick's deal makes him among the highest-paid players in the game -- again. His per year base salary of $16.7 million is less than only Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ($18.01) and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning ($18 million).
Brady signed a reported five-year, $78.5 million contract with $48.5 million guaranteed in Sept. 2009. Manning's deal came last month when he inked a reported five-year, $90 million contract with $54.4 million of that guaranteed.
In 2005, the Falcons signed the 2001 No. 1 overall draft pick to a 10-year, $130 million contract. Two years later Vick forfeited most of the remaining money on the deal when he was charged with running a dogfighting operation. He eventually filed for bankruptcy while serving an 18-month prison term. Vick is still in bankruptcy and owes creditors millions.
This six-year deal replaces the one-year franchise tender Vick signed in March. The Eagles had until Sept. 20 to give Vick a new contract or they would have had to wait under after the season to re-sign him. All signs, however, pointed to something getting done.
Vick would have made $16.2 million from the one-year tender, but the Eagles locked him up on Monday, confirming their commitment to him as their franchise quarterback. They also trimmed his 2011 figure to $14.4, clearing some salary cap space.
With Vick done, the Eagles could now turn their sights to DeSean Jackson, who wants a new contract. The wide receiver, in the last year of a four-year contract that will net him roughly $600,000, held out from the first 11 days of training camp.
If if wasn't clear before, however, it is now: Vick is the face of the Eagles franchise. It's a remarkable turn of events. Signed in Aug. 2009 to a two-year deal, Vick came to the Eagles in a cloud of controversy. He spent most of his first season in Philadelphia as the third-string quarterback and occasional Wildcat weapon.
When the Eagles traded away then-franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb to Washington in April, 2010, Kevin Kolb was named the starter and Vick his backup. But when Kolb suffered a concussion in the season opener, Vick came in and nearly guided the Eagles to a comeback victory. He won in the next two games as Kolb recovered and was named the starter soon after.
He went 8-3 as a starter as the Eagles won the NFC East crown. He had statistically his best season with career highs in passer rating (100.2), completion percentage (62.6) and passing yards (3,018). He earned his fourth career Pro Bowl nod and was named the 2010 Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press, Sporting News, and Pro Football Weekly.
In January, he signed with two small companies in endorsement deals and was welcomed back by Nike in July.
The Eagles have a press conference with Vick and Reid scheduled for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Hey Eagles FO, take your bows before all of the NFL. You took the chance on Vick when no one else did. Because of you Vick got his life together, PTL! And because of Vick others want to come play with him. What a great FO, so prescient and so forgiving. Go ahead, bow...and bow and bow wow for the next 6 years, because that is all you're gonna get from this signing. This signing should get Reid fired if thats any consolation...— greenflyer- Hide your dogs, ladies and gentlemen.— Arrogant and Handsome
Comment removed.- Eagle GREEN Mt State are u a hater? i dont see where i singled u out. U dont know me to know what i can or cant do. U have every right to criticism just like i say andy reid has a horrible philosophy and the linebackers suck, but i'm talking about haters that cant get over what vick did and wishes bodily harm on him over freaking animals..smh. If that doesnt apply to u then why even respond?
— bigjay215 - Eagles......the team with a dog killer as their QB for the Future! I'd like to see some Super Bowls..........Like that will really happen! Look who has the Championships! Its the team up the turnpike in Norther NJ. Thats all I have to say! Enjoy your loser QB!— MRD
- Wow We signed Vick aren't we special.— Bubba James
- Heaven help Andy Reid and Joe Banner if this blows up in their faces.— SteveS11
- For those of you begrudging his contractual success, how do you justify Kevin Kolb earning 12 Million last year? How do you come to odds with Vick's $12 Million a year, and not have a problem with Kolb's $12 Million for holding a clip board?
There's no way Kolb could have accomplished as much as Vick with the same team.
Besides, the NFL has made more than Vick's salary in the sales of his Jersey since he's been designated Starter.
D Jax has to get paid handsomely for similar reasons.— Dexter - Before this topic degenerates into conversations about redemption and haters, the facts are these: Vick faltered at the end of the season - terribly. Yes he was great in his first eight games, but heck, the real question in the NFL is can you keep it up when everybody learns your weaknesses. I don't hear anybody even mentioning the meltdown against the Vikings and a third string QB. Vick was deplorable, and I'm one of his biggest fans. I've followed him since VTech and have always considered him my favorite player. But 100 million??? I sure hope he and the Eagles prove me wrong. . .but that is a lot of money. What if he gets severely injured in year one or two and he can't be traded? I don't know about this one.— asonepraise
- Dog Killer...I am now oficially a Steelers fan after 52 Years of Eagles Heartbreak....— adamdude77
- I bet he doesn't last 10 games, much less 10 years. And that in 20, he'll be a broke dogfighter.— karma star
- the Dog lovers and Vick Haters should be happy, chances are that if Vick is hit like he was last year behind the Eagles Line he won't live to see 6 years in Philly.— Dexter
- Now that you got Killer done, please take care of #10. And then Killer better hit him in stride plenty.— PhillySubsMac
- This means we are stuck with six years of Eagles end of the year collapses, (like under Donovan NcChoke) and pitiful excuse by the Philadelphia Racist Society. Luckily, Reid can be fired at the end of this season.— marioP
- Vick's past discretions aside, I don't see how this is a good deal for the Eagles. Six years - too long. $100 mil - too much. Certainly not a bargain. 4 years at $50 mil might be more in line with his past production. As a lot of posters have said previously, when's the last time he has won an important game that really matters? Ever? We'll see how this one turns out - Briliant move? Or another Eagles front office blunder...— philly2sf
- I'm all for second chances, but there's something seriously wrong when a convicted felon not only gets $100 million contract and not only recovers everything he lost when convicted, but also comes out WAY ahead!— ANGRY AL 2
- Yeah we'll see if he is worth the cash. 40 mil guaranteed geez
— PHAZED - The jury is still out on ur boy Vick...$100 mill is crazy...defenses scouted him and figured him out late in the season. I'm not seeing it...And for those who just criticized McNabb, know this, we never back-doored the playoffs except for 1 year under DMac...Last year we got in because the NFC East was trash. 10-6 and we won the div???— arrowmg
- wow. has anyone noticed that vick is not a very good QB? as the season goes on, he wears down, and if he can't use his legs he becomes a jeff george type. slinging it everywhere, not really caring where it goes. i have zero confidence in this year's team with him at the helm.— tockeyhockey
- Could care less about his dog past...or his color....He is a bottom tear QB in this league. We watched the Falcons try to ride Vick into the playoffs and lose right in front of us. The late great Jim Johnson showed us the real Vick. Me first, can't read a blitz, gets frustrated, throws picks, wont throw it away, wont slide, and occasionally will risk the entire season making an open field tackle on a defender he just threw a pick to. Great investment. Can't wait till he gets older and takes unnecessary hits. — RealizticFan
- Glad the Vick deal gets done... concerned about how and where the money comes from for DJ. My guess, long-term structured contract that elevates over time, with a $25-$30 signing bonus. 5 year $50 million. $30 million in signing, nice pay bump in yearly salary in year 2.— albertpa
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- He beat the odds and got it all back,thanks to Tony Dungy,Jeff Lurie and the NFL.— bill the pill
- No, no professional athlete is worth that kind of money. That goes for R. Howard too. It is no wonder our country is in the mess it is in.— fanup
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I wasn't refering to his past. I'm referring to the fans saying that he couldn't play and they wanted Jeff Garcia....you people thought Jeff Garcia was better than Vick...I was TOTALLY SHOCKED that something that stupid would come out of the mouth of a philly fan...who are supposed to be knowledgeable. I quit caring about his past years ago...he's DOUBLE PAID the price in my opinion..he was made the face of dogfighting and was the most hated man in America...and he beat all the odds and gained everything back.
— elijah29 - Elijah, it wasn't just dogfighting. It was getting PLEASURE from the torture and killing of animals with his bare hands - electrocution, strangulation, bashing, etc. Not one dog. Many.And I do hope he has reformed. Wouldn't want to see you disillusioned. Hope he is a better QB than he has been, too. (HTML deleted) — Dr Bri
- Elijah, it wasn't just dogfighting. It was getting PLEASURE from the torture and killing of animals with his bare hands - electrocution, strangulation, bashing, etc. Not one dog. Many.
And I do hope he has reformed. Wouldn't want to see you disillusioned. Hope he is a better QB than he has been, too.— Dr Bri - 1 down 1 to go.— ej610
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- So true and never will when faced with a playoff caliber defense. Jim Johnson made him look like an idiot when he was a Falcon. Steelers made him look like an idiot in preseason with a vanilla version of their D. BAD MOVE! — RealizticFan
- Vick had 9 very good games and then reality set in. He then played the rest of the season exactly the same way he played the last two years he played in Atlanta. He was about to be sent packing from Atlanta when the "man bites dog" store it the papers in Atlanta. Vick is a nice QB, but that is about it. He isn't a $100 million dollar QB and talk about overrated.— golson@florida
- Rags...to riches...to rags...to riches...quite a story.— kelprod2
- WOW.....Speechless. In for lots of sportcenter highlights in September / November and losses come December. Horrible move by this organization. Nothing to do with his dog past .....he is just a horrible QB.— RealizticFan
- Perfectly said. But watch out you will be called a "hater" now. — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- Not being a hater just plain stupid. A "Horrible Quarterback" is just a stupid opinion. — rwilson065
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- LOL. While I'm thrilled to know that Vick will be the face of the franchise and our starting QB (health permitting of course) for the next couple of years at least, i'm just as excited at knowing how furious this is going to make the Vick haters and loudmouths. Keep makin' 'em mad Mike! The hypocritical K-9 posse couldn't destroy you, now go get us that ring.— Miracle Ink
- let D-Jax alone...see IF he can play this year and then franchise him next year. He is NOT a long term player ...I would rather miss this and lose than tie up a bunch of money on a speedy guy who gets slow. The birds very seldom miss on their own players (see Dawk - painful but correct)— ziggy
- What has Vick done to earn this? Looks at his game against Pgh. and Cleve... Sorry Eagle fans, another six years without a Super Bowl win...— greenflyer
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- Wow, 8 good games = 100 Mil. Imagine if the Eagles had Manning, Brady or Rodgers. When defenses caught up to his shortcomings last year, he struggled bad, granted part was coaching and the line. But the line still sucks, and the coach is the same. HMMMM.— craigmack
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- Looks like 40 mil guaranteed, so if they 3 good years out of him, it's a good deal for the Eagles. Now watch Juqua, Joselio and (maybe) Jamaal go...clearing $8-10 mill for DJax + others.— jmk1512
- His biggest problem-He has Andy calling the plays, especially in the last 2 minutes!! He should get $200 mil.!!!— sarah89
- Hell I feel like I just got paid,lol. I totally remember when he first signed withe Eagles and damn near every fan in Philly said he sucked and wasn't a QB. All of the writers doubted him and mashed him in their articles every chance they got.
I'm so glad to see Jeff McLane's mouth being completely shut about Vick...he was the main one...calling for Jeff Garcia,lol...and this is supposed to be a football city. Vick made all of you haters eat your words....now shut the hell up and support our QB for the next 6 years.— elijah29 - He hasn't proven anything yet except in the eyes of Reid. Vick won't be here in two years, except as an expensive back-up, unless he starts to play better. Yes, he is a very rich boy, but his history, on and off the field, is mostly poor - A couple of absolutely amazing games that gave me hope, and an equal number where he couldn't pass, nor could he run. — Dr Bri
- He hasn't proven anything yet except in the eyes of Reid. Vick won't be here in two years, except as an expensive back-up, unless he starts to play better. Yes, he is a very rich boy, but his history, on and off the field, is mostly poor - A couple of absolutely amazing games that gave me hope, and an equal number where he couldn't pass, nor could he run. — Dr Bri
- Again pathetic! You are with us are you against us. Didn't work for Bush amd doesn't work here. There is a middle ground. I can support the team and still think this is a mistake. Am I not supposed to say anything about the linebackers either? How about the play calling? The use of challenges and timeouts? Do we as fans just have to accept EVERYTHING or we are haters? — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- With the friggin offensive line with two rookies starting, I hope Vick asked for at least 70 million of that 100 million contract guaranteed and a gold plated wheelchair .He will be lucky to see one year of that six year contract .— zogger
- Pop bottles Mike!— franknbeans
- Thank God!!!!!! Suffered through Mr Smiley McNabb for 10 years.
Vick is a leader- McNabb was a clown.— Manny Trillo - Comment removed.
- Agree with Phillies09, MV7 got his NOW it is TIME for DJax to get HIS! You hear me Jeffrey Lurie, Joe Banner, and Andy Reid. Pay Number 10!— dudega
- MRD-What G-ant fan wouldn't hate Vick after last year...and really it has nothing to do with dogs, unless of course you are talking about the G-ant D!!!— sarah89
- 100 million dollar QB and what $$$ offensive line. Vick might want to buy his own line.— tulsaphil
- cmon ,, do the math that 16.5 miliion a yr he was making 16 mill a year already, this just keeps him for 6 yrs, now lets throw a bone to Jackson ( no pun intended) sign him up for 6yrs— caddymike
- His contract is guaranteed 40 million, he probably will not be here the whole 6 years...Doubt heavily he'll be here at 37...If it works out, great...If not, they'll trade him after 2 or 3 while the value is still there,ala McNabb... — bearsfriend
- Update is saying $40 million guaranteed.— Penfold18
- Just walk a straight line Mike.— KurtNimphius
- It will mean much more to us when we see how much is guaranteed and how the money is divided between the years.— Penfold18
- Desean next— stikolaboloni
- Now that he's got his money, and his creditors and "debt to society" have been resolved, he will revert back to his old self. Just watch.— UncleEddie
- Good for Vick. FOR ALL YOU CLOWNS THAT WANTED JEFF GARCIA
SMOKE ON THAT LOL!!!
I TOLD YOU PEOPLE VICK WOULD SHINE AGAIN!!— elijah29 - "shine" ha! You mean the pick he threw to lose to GB? Is that shining? Oh no, you mean how he's just lighting it up this pre season? Yep, shining just like he did in Atlanta. Low completetion rate, lots of INTs and bad decisions all over the filed. Yep, shining!? — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- Dog Killer isen't worth one penny........Hope he gets hurt this year! Go Giants!— MRD
- But he got millions LOL LOL LOL, You don't even get it do you, think about your wishes LOL LOL — charmaine
- But he got millions LOL LOL LOL, You don't even get it do you, think about your wishes LOL LOL — charmaine
- speechless.— bill the pill
- I hope Jackson gets a long term deal but would not be suprised if they waited and used the franchise tag on him after this year. So glad Vick got the 6 year deal to be the face of the Philadelphia Eagles.— briandawkins20
- In the immortal words of Andrew Reid and to all the Vick haters
"Times Yours"
LMAO— Facts before ignorance - welp..the vick haters will be in here real soon to comment on this! lmao— bigjay215
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- Pathetic. You can't distinguish the difference between criticism and hating. One can actually think Vick isn't a good QB because he's actually not a good QB opposed to not thinking he's good because of past indiscretions that he paid his price for. Stop being a child. — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- Look four posts down. Who seems like the child now? The guy who called it correctly or you?
- That's ignorance not criticism. You clearly can't tell the difference either. — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- Next is Jackson for a long term deal.— phillies09
