It is no secret Mike Vick wants to prove he still has what it takes to compete at a high level in the National Football League. The free-agent quarterback is looking for someone to give him a chance, and he says he would be open to joining the Dallas Cowboys should the opportunity be presented. Of course he would. He would consider almost any job opportunity he is fortunate to be offered at this stage.
In an interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Vick discussed the possibility of filling a roster spot on the Cowboys’ roster, saying he is waiting and being patient for any opportunity to come along. Vick is not currently in an NFL training camp, but will likely get a call at some point from a team in need of another arm.
“I won’t say it’s ringing as much, for whatever reason I don’t know,” Vick said when asked how much his phone is ringing.
Vick, 36, is hoping for the chance to play a 14th season in the NFL, a run that of course was interrupted by a prison sentence for his role in a dog fighting ring in Virginia. After two seasons out of the NFL serving time behind bars, Vick was given a chance to return to the league in the NFC East with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he started off as a backup quarterback to Donovan McNabb and later Kevin Kolb, before getting a chance to be the starter in Philadelphia. Vick spent five seasons with the Eagles before being let go in the Chip Kelly regime, when he then joined the New York Jets for a year. Last year saw Vick playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in which he appeared in five games and tossed two touchdowns and one interception.
The timing may be right for Vick. The Cowboys just lost Kellen Moore to a broken ankle in training camp, leaving the depth behind starter and franchise quarterback Tony Romo a bit more shallow. Vick is at the point in his career where he realizes he may not longer be a franchise quarterback, but he still feels confident he can help a team in need. The idea sure has some Cowboys fans excited, some perhaps more irrationally than others.
If I gotta broadcast this message all day I will please cowboys staff GO GET MIKE VICK he's our championship back up QB that we really need
— ✭✭✭ ED✭✭✭ (@datboied8) August 4, 2016
Is he now? I’m sorry. How many championships has Vick won? I lost count.
