Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko wrote in an e-mail Sunday that Vick was "not in conflict with terms of his probation or reinstatement with the NFL."
The court document states that "the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol," but a "special conditions clause" is cloudy when it comes to the amount of alcohol use permitted during Vick's probation.
"The defendant shall participate in a program approved by the Probation Office for substance abuse, which program may include residential treatment and testing to determine whether the defendant has reverted to the use of drugs or alcohol, with partial cost to be paid by the defendant, all as directed by the probation officer," the document states.
The document was filed Dec. 10, 2007, the date Vick was sentenced to 23 months in a federal prison for conspiracy and running "a dog in an animal fighting venture." He was released in May and was placed on two months of house arrest when he began a three-year probationary term.
The "special conditions of supervision" clause "allows the probation office to require an offender to attend and submit to any substance abuse testing or treatment," said Selma Benns, deputy chief U.S. probation officer at the Eastern Virginia-Richmond Division. "And it is determined by the court or the probation office when the services are needed."
Benns, while not commenting specifically on Vick's case, said that the definition of "excessive use of alcohol" varies from "court to court and judge to judge."
"In definition, it would be something that would negatively impact one's aspect of life," Benns said. "That's generally how our office has interpreted that condition."
