PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Michael Vick’s dazzling performance in the Philadelphia Eagles’ season-opening loss to Green Bay was even more impressive considering how long it had been since the former Pro Bowl quarterback played meaningful minutes in the NFL.
A total of 1,350 days, to be exact. The last time Vick started a game with the Atlanta Falcons was on Dec. 31, 2006.
In football terms, that’s an eternity.
Yet there he was, the same old No. 7, once known as the guy who could throw a football harder and farther than just about anyone. He was was more exciting as a runner than running backs because of his ability to slice one way, cut the other way and race by everybody.
Four years later, there he was doing it again.
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