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Roger Goodell might suspend Michael Vick for first four games of 2009 NFL season
The anticipation and speculation can stop. Roger Goodell has reached a decision on Michael Vick, an NFL source told ESPN.
The NFL commissioner has decided on a conditional reinstatement for the suspended quarterback that will allow Vick to attend training camp if he signs with a team, but could also suspend Vick for the first four games of the 2009 season, a source told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio and Chris Mortensen.
Goodell is expected to announce the decision early next week, but is reserving judgement in the event of any further transgressions from Vick.
"The review is ongoing and there is no decision yet," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Earlier Thursday, Mortensen reported that Vick and Goodell met Wednesday afternoon in Allendale, N.J., at a small security firm for three hours.
Vick -- once the NFL's highest-paid player -- was seeking reinstatement to the league after Goodell levied an indefinite suspension on the former All-Pro signal caller on Aug. 24, 2007. He was joined at the meeting by his legal and personal advisors, including agent Joel Segal.
Vick was released from federal custody Monday after serving a 23-month sentence for a dogfighting conviction -- the final 60 days of which were carried out in home confinement in Vick's home in Hampton, Va.
SI.com reported Thursday that both Vick and Goodell were spotted leaving the offices of Buckley Petersen Global Inc. separately at 4 p.m. Vick exited in a Cadillac Escalade, while Goodell departed approximately 10 minutes later in a BMW.
According to eyewitnesses, both Vick and Goodell were described as looking "somber" after leaving the meeting.
NFL training camps are set to open next week and Vick is hopes to find a team to latch on with, albeit for far less than the then-record 10-year, $130 million deal Vick signed with the Atlanta Falcons in January 2005.
A handful of teams have publicly declared no interest in Vick, citing a multitude of concerns.
Giants owner John Mara and Jets owner Woody Johnson were emphatic in saying their teams' quarterback positions were filled.
"On a lot of levels, no," Mara said when asked if the Giants had any interest in Vick.
Mara added there wasn't even any discussion or debate in the front office about Vick.
Despite the competition to replace Brett Favre, Johnson said the Jets also weren't interested.
"We've got Kellen Clemens and now we have this young Mark Sanchez, and I think we are good on quarterbacks," Johnson said, adding that the Jets also didn't see Vick as an option.
Vick admitted to bankrolling Bad Newz Kennels on his estate in Virginia and assisting in the killing of dogs that performed poorly in practice fights.
Source: ESPN
The NFL commissioner has decided on a conditional reinstatement for the suspended quarterback that will allow Vick to attend training camp if he signs with a team, but could also suspend Vick for the first four games of the 2009 season, a source told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio and Chris Mortensen.
Goodell is expected to announce the decision early next week, but is reserving judgement in the event of any further transgressions from Vick.
"The review is ongoing and there is no decision yet," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Earlier Thursday, Mortensen reported that Vick and Goodell met Wednesday afternoon in Allendale, N.J., at a small security firm for three hours.
Vick -- once the NFL's highest-paid player -- was seeking reinstatement to the league after Goodell levied an indefinite suspension on the former All-Pro signal caller on Aug. 24, 2007. He was joined at the meeting by his legal and personal advisors, including agent Joel Segal.
Vick was released from federal custody Monday after serving a 23-month sentence for a dogfighting conviction -- the final 60 days of which were carried out in home confinement in Vick's home in Hampton, Va.
SI.com reported Thursday that both Vick and Goodell were spotted leaving the offices of Buckley Petersen Global Inc. separately at 4 p.m. Vick exited in a Cadillac Escalade, while Goodell departed approximately 10 minutes later in a BMW.
According to eyewitnesses, both Vick and Goodell were described as looking "somber" after leaving the meeting.
NFL training camps are set to open next week and Vick is hopes to find a team to latch on with, albeit for far less than the then-record 10-year, $130 million deal Vick signed with the Atlanta Falcons in January 2005.
A handful of teams have publicly declared no interest in Vick, citing a multitude of concerns.
Giants owner John Mara and Jets owner Woody Johnson were emphatic in saying their teams' quarterback positions were filled.
"On a lot of levels, no," Mara said when asked if the Giants had any interest in Vick.
Mara added there wasn't even any discussion or debate in the front office about Vick.
Despite the competition to replace Brett Favre, Johnson said the Jets also weren't interested.
"We've got Kellen Clemens and now we have this young Mark Sanchez, and I think we are good on quarterbacks," Johnson said, adding that the Jets also didn't see Vick as an option.
Vick admitted to bankrolling Bad Newz Kennels on his estate in Virginia and assisting in the killing of dogs that performed poorly in practice fights.
Source: ESPN