Matt Nagy during his time with the AFL's Columbus Destroyers.


The biggest news for the Eagles today was that quarterback Matt Nagy's contract was not approved by the NFL, a rare occurrence.

While it's not exactly clear as to why his contract was disapproved, it appears to have something to do with the fact that he was a coaching intern. Apparently the league is worried about teams designating guys as "coaching interns" so that they can attend all practices, meetings, and any other team functions, but then be called upon as a player if necessary.

While this could create a precedent, I think the league may be out-thinking themselves just a bit on this one.

Do they really believe that the Eagles were "stashing" a 31-year old guy who never played outside of the Arena Football League? It's not like they brought him on without having to make a roster move. They were forced to cut a guy, and that guy turned out to be receiver Brandon Robinson.

The point here is that while I understand what the league is doing, they may be overreacting a bit. However, they'll get no argument from me, or the Eagles for that matter, who said they are just going to go in a different direction and keep Nagy on as a coaching intern.

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Could Michael Vick be wearing midnight green in 2009-2010?


Today the Philadelphia Eagles officially signed on their coaching intern, former Arena League quarterback Matt Nagy, to give the Eagles a third quarterback with Kolb being ruled out for the preseason opener this Thursday.

The Eagles released wide receiver Brandon Robinson to make room for Nagy, who will probably be cut and go back to being a coaching intern after the game, and Robinson will most likely re-join the team at that point.

The rumor mill went crazy today, as everyone knew it would the first time a starting or backup quarterback went down with an injury.

The "Mike Vick to Philly" rumors started swirling and may not stop until Kolb is officially back from his knee injury.

Jeff Lurie said during his "State of the Team" address last weekend that Vick "deserves a second chance" but that it will not be with Philadelphia.

That, of course, won't end the rumors as it's coming out now that some teams who have publicly said no to Vick, are privately looking into the opportunity to bring in the former face of the entire National Football League.

I'm a personal believer that Vick deserves another shot, and I also believe that if the Eagles brought him in that he could be a weapon, however I do not believe for a second that Mike Vick will ever be a Philadelphia Eagle.

Barring the injury being more serious for Kolb than first thought, Vick's name won't even come up in meetings. The Eagles are all about high character guys who won't attract bad publicity to the team, and unfortunately Vick does not exactly fit that role. Reid doesn't like distractions at his camp or for his team, and he knows that No. 7 would do just that.

Don't expect Vick in midnight green any time soon.

The Eagles like the 31-year old Nagy, and in fact have had him in training camp in years past. They will give him some reps Thursday night, but more than likely it will be very short-lived.

Also, Trent Cole has been ruled out for Thursday as well. No word on whether the Eagles plan to bring in Simeon Rice or perhaps coax Mike Mamula out of retirement.
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