Michael Vick Added to the Eagles 53-Man Roster; Sign Jeff Garcia
With Donovan McNabb cracking his ribs on Sunday and the Eagles not knowing how long he will be out, Michael Vick was now added to the 53-man roster and can now practice with the team. Though he can’t actually play till week three against the Chiefs because of his two game suspension, the Eagles want him to be ready if McNabb is out for an extended period of time. Eagles coach Andy Ried has maintained that Kevin Kolb is still the back and will start if McNabb can’t go even though they signed Jeff Garcia. Garcia was a free agent after the Raiders cut him before the season. The Eagles said that they will use Garcia as a back up in the coming weeks. To make room for Vick and Garcia the Eagles had to cut WR Hank Baskett, who in 48 games with the Eagles had 72 catches for 1,052 yards and 6 touchdowns.
The injury to McNabb will just fuel the fire to the quarterback controversy between him and Vick that the media wants to create. If McNabb is out for along time and Vick is leading the Eagles to wins, they will be stuck with a difficult decision when he returns. It’s going to be hard on all parties but we are not there yet and we still need to find out how long McNabb will be out. I don’t think they would sign Garcia though if it was just a one week injury.
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