$100 Million :: Michael Vick x Eagles = Agree To 6 Year Contract
Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a six-year contract and a league source told ESPN’s Andrew Brandt the deal is worth $100 million.
The Eagles made the announcement Monday night.
A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Vick’s deal contains roughly $40 million guaranteed.
The Eagles designated Vick with their franchise player tag before the lockout and had until Sept. 20 to sign him to a multiyear contract.
Under the franchise tender, Vick was set to earn about $16 million this year. He once had a $130 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons that was the NFL’s richest before losing two seasons of his career while incarcerated for 18 months in a federal prison for dogfighting.
Vick then rejuvenated his career with the Eagles, started in the Pro Bowl last year and finished runner-up to Tom Brady for NFL MVP. In the September issue of GQ, Vick says that he consulted with commissioner Roger Goodell before signing with Philadelphia.
“I think I can say this now, because it’s not going to hurt anybody’s feelings, and it’s the truth,” Vick says. “I didn’t want to come to Philadelphia. Being the third-team quarterback is nothing to smile about. Cincinnati and Buffalo were better options.”
The article states: “After meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell and other reps from the NFL, Vick was convinced — and granted league approval — to sign with Philly.”
Vick is then quoted saying: “And I commend and thank them, because they put me in the right situation.”
Vick played sparingly in 2009 behind Donovan McNabb and Kevin Kolb. McNabb was traded to Washington in April 2010, and Vick eventually replaced Kolb after he was injured in the season opener last year. Vick had the best all-around season of his career, led the Eagles to the NFC East title and was The Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.
