subject: Nfl Tickets - Season Continues With Vick Left Behind [print this page] What was once the biggest news story of the 2009 football season is now merely water under the bridge. That piece of news, of course, is regarding Philadelphia Eagles third-string quarterback Michael Vick, and now that it's the midseason here's a look at Vick's progress in the league so far this year and what his future in the NFL might hold.
Michael Vick was signed as a free agent to the Philadelphia Eagles at the start of the 2009 season, a controversial move for the team as Vick was, at the time, coming off a two-year jail sentence for bankrolling a dog fighting ring in Atlanta. After 18 months of incarceration and a lot of cleaning up, Vick reemerged from the hollows with mentor Tony Dungy (yes, that Tony Dungy) by his side, inking a one-year deal with the Eagles and serving largely as a wildcat weapon for the Philly team.
After 10 weeks into the season, however, Michael Vick hasn't exactly been what reporters and football fans have expected him to be. In fact, the three-time Pro Bowler has yet to even contribute much at all to the team, having thrown for just six yards and no touchdowns with a rating of 42.4 so far this season. While the Eagles aren't compromising the starting QB job with Donovan McNabb or backup Kevin Kolb to let Vick shake off the rust, they've been more than an important piece of Michael Vick reconstruction, especially considering where he'll go from here.
Michael Vick can probably sell NFL tickets no matter his past, and the rejuvenated quarterback has been publicly thankful for every opportunity the NFL gives him. The Eagles' acceptance of Vick during the '09 season has helped ease the blow for the next team that picks him up, but realistically Philadelphia isn't going to keep him after this season.
With this in mind, the most recent gossip surrounding the infamous Michael Vick is about him possibly playing in Buffalo next season. Tony Dungy, Vick's advisor, recently revealed the Buffalo Bills' interest in picking up Vick for the 2010 season, but the New York team seems split on whether or not Vick would make a difference for the team, especially as the Bills already have two quarterbacks - one being starter Trent Edwards.
Vick, on the other hand, has made it clear that he wants to play quarterback and he wants to start, and this situation in Buffalo probably wouldn't sit well with either him or Edwards. While reiterating that he's content with his role in Philadelphia right now, Vick is undoubtedly looking toward the future, when he can start competing again to regain the spectacular empire he lost in 2006.
Michael Vick has been unwavering in that aspect, as he reiterated recently with a statement: "I've said it many times and I don't mind saying it again - I'm just happy to be playing football. Two years ago, I wasn't playing football and I didn't know if I had a future in football." Of his situation in Philadelphia, Vick did express his wish to play more: "That's just me being a competitor. But if that's not the situation, what can I say? I just have to keep working and getting better." The 2009 football season may not be all about Vick, but watch out for this determined athlete in 2010, and in the meantime grab tickets to games.
