Philadelphia Eagles: Can Michael Vick Really Live Up to a $100 Million Contract?

August 21, 2012   ·   Cody Swartz   ·   Jump to comments

When the Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick in the summer of 2009 after he had been out of football for two seasons, it was one of the more shocking moves of the Andy Reid Era.
Following Vick’s miraculous MVP performance down the stretch, Reid rewarded Vick with a six-year, $100 million contract extension, further adding to one of the more shocking moves of Reid’s coaching career. It’s not as if Vick didn’t enjoy a tremendous season—he did, for the 12 games in which he suited up—but granting a 30-year old, injury prone, running quarterback a nine-figure deal after playing well for a two-month span defies logic.
NFL contracts are not guaranteed like they are in Major League Baseball, meaning the Eagles don’t have to keep Vick under team control through the 2016 season as his contract suggests. They can cut him after this season and not lose a penny, and that will save them $16.9 million against the cap for the 2013 campaign and ne...

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