Michael Vick Breaks His Hand... Or Not

As I said in the last post, The Eagles lost badly to the rival New York Giants. In the process, Vick, who had returned early from a mild concussion (suffered in the previous weeks game), was under pressure constantly in this game as well.

Vick led the Eagles out of a 14-0 hole to bring the score to 16-14 after the Eagles lousy first quarter. On a 23-yard pass play to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, Vick took a late-hit from Giant's Chris Canty. On the play, Vick looked to grab his helmet as if he were in pain, but it was actually his hand (non-throwing) that was injured on the play. The hit drew no penalty flags.

After the game, Vick was highly critical of the refereeing, even to the point of stating that "the referees need to do their jobs," and "I don't know why I don't get the penalty flags that the other Quarterbacks do." 

Initially, Vick's hand was diagnosed with having been broken. But a CT scan on Monday showed that he only suffered a deep bone contusion. For the second week in a row, not only did Vick not finish the full four quarters, but his injuries have also been less than originally diagnosed, so for now Vick says that he will "100% start for the Eagles" in this weeks match-up against the San Francisco 49ers.

ESPN.com Analysis HERE

Reuters.com Article on Vick's Hand HERE