Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) holds his mid-section after getting hit hard by New England Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham (96) during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Vick left the game after the play. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)ROB MAADDI
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – With a swarm of reporters surrounding backup quarterback Nick Foles, Michael Vick saw an opening and took off.
Injured ribs didn’t affect Vick’s escapability in the locker room.
Still, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback stopped to say he is “doing good, feeling better,” and there is no doubt he will be ready when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Cleveland Browns in Week 1.
Vick didn’t practice Wednesday after bruising his ribs during a win at New England on Monday, and Eagles coach Andy Reid said he probably won’t play the rest of the preseason. Foles, the rookie third-round pick, will start in his place Friday night at the Browns.