Joel Segal

BETHLEHEM - Everybody showed up who was scheduled to, by Andy Reid's annual 7 p.m. meeting that welcomes veterans to training camp, and then a few hours later, it officially became a full house, when the Eagles and top draft pick Brandon Graham agreed to terms on a five-year deal. "It feels good," said Graham. "Because I really wanted to get to training camp and coach Reid really wanted me to get to camp and now it's time to show them why they picked me. I have a lot of work to do, but I'm ready to go. " Graham might be able to take part in this afternoon's first full-squad practice, quite a reversal from when yesterday began.

Nike said yesterday it does not have a "contractual relationship" with Michael Vick, a day after the quarterback's agent announced a deal with the manufacturer. In a statement, Nike said it has "agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike. " Vick's agent Joel Segal told Sports Business Journal for a story published yesterday that Vick looked forward to continuing his relationship with Nike, adding that the player and company had agreed not to release terms of the deal.

MANKATO, Minn. - Randy Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen. Moss' agent, Joel Segal, said yesterday that the receiver was considering offers from several teams, but made the decision to retire. Segal declined to comment specifically on the offers, instead saying his 34-year-old client felt the time was right to step away. "Randy has weighed his options and considered the offers and has decided to retire," Segal said.

Nike wanted to make this clear yesterday: The company is supplying Michael Vick with shoes and gear and apparel, nothing more. "Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick," Nike said in a statement yesterday. "We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike. " Of course, the Eagles quarterback is not like other athletes. His Nike shoes will get attention whether he is paid or not. When he was with the Atlanta Falcons, Nike paid him millions to endorse its products and put his name on signature shoes.

With rookies scheduled to report to Lehigh a week from today, the Eagles have signed all but two of their 13 draft picks. Only first-round pick, defensive end Brandon Graham, and second-round choice, safety Nate Allen, remain unsigned. Joel Segal, the agent for Graham (and for a certain birthday-party-loving backup quarterback), thoughtfully called back to say he never talks about contract negotiations. But, yes, Segal has noticed that first-rounders aren't signing yet, which just about has to complicate the Graham scenario.

The lead prosecutor in Virginia Beach, Va., told the Associated Press Wednesday night that Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was involved in a confrontation before the shooting following his recent birthday party. Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey L. Bryant told the AP in a telephone interview that Vick was not involved in the shooting and that he left the nightclub "in the 3 to 5 minute range" before it occurred. Bryant would not go into detail about the confrontation but said there was no evidence that Vick was involved in "anything that would amount to aggressive or assaultive conduct.

Michael Vick hasn't had many - some would argue any - big plays on the football field since joining the Eagles, but he had a great day in court yesterday. A federal appeals court ruled against the NFL and for Vick in a case that means the quarterback won't have to repay more than $16 million in roster bonuses he received from the Atlanta Falcons. An Eagles spokesman said Vick would be available today to answer questions about the court victory. Attempts to reach Vick's agent, Joel Segal, were unsuccessful.

Less than 5 years after the Atlanta Falcons signed Michael Vick to a $130 million contract, the suspended quarterback was released in a 98-word statement. Before yesterday's announcement - a move that clears Vick to sign with any NFL team - general manager Thomas Dimitroff called the team's former franchise player. Dimitroff said Vick, who has missed two seasons while serving a prison sentence for running a dogfighting ring, deserved to hear first about his release. He said Vick "was upbeat" in the short conversation and was looking forward to moving on. Dimitroff said releasing Vick allows the Falcons "to have a clean slate going into the summer" and allows Vick the freedom to negotiate with other teams.

Michael Vick has his first endorsement deal since returning to football - with Nike, the same company that had paid the Eagles quarterback millions before he went to prison. "He's had a long-standing relationship with Nike," Vick's agent, Joel Segal, said in a telephone interview yesterday. "He is looking forward to working with Nike now and in the future. " Segal, who negotiated the deal, declined to talk about terms. According to a source, Vick will wear Nike shoes and apparel.

The lead prosecutor in Virginia Beach, Va., told the Associated Press on Wednesday night that Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was involved in a confrontation before the shooting following his recent birthday party. Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey L. Bryant told the AP in a telephone interview that Vick was not involved in the shooting and that he left the nightclub "in the three-to-five minute range" before it occurred. Bryant would not go into detail about the confrontation, but said there was no evidence that Vick was involved in "anything that would amount to aggressive or assaultive conduct.

Chris Johnson ended his holdout by agreeing to terms with the Tennessee Titans on a four-year contract extension. The Titans confirmed Thursday that they had agreed to terms on the revised deal. The three-time Pro Bowl running back tweeted Wednesday night that he had dinner in Orlando with his agent, Joel Segal, "talking business" on the 34th day of his holdout. Johnson, 25, has led the NFL in yards rushing the last three seasons and refused to report to the camp without a new deal.

SOMETIMES it's hard to remember that 2 years ago, as the Eagles prepared to play their final preseason game at the New York Jets, just as they are doing now, scout-team quarterback Michael Vick was looking forward to meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about Vick's official reinstatement. Quite a bit has happened in the 24 months since. Today, the team will hold a news conference to celebrate a 6-year Vick contract, which a source close to the situation said will earn the QB $100 million, with $40 million guaranteed.

PITTSBURGH - The strangest part of the Michael Vick GQ magazine controversy might be what has been deemed most controversial. Author Will Leitch's main point isn't about whether Vick could have ended up with the Bengals or the Bills, though he says in the story that Vick was initially leery of the Eagles, and thought opportunities in Cincinnati or Buffalo might be more promising. It's a story about how blacks and whites interpret the Vick saga differently - a topic that was raised in these pages last season - and beyond that, how Vick's public contrition might not be the entire scope of his complicated feelings about the dogfighting conviction that landed him in federal prison.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After Michael Vick confirmed that DeSean Jackson - who reportedly was in Philadelphia on Sunday - will report to Eagles training camp on Monday, there were three obvious questions: What time will Jackson arrive at camp? When the flamboyant wide receiver does show, will he be a happy Eagle or a malcontent only looking for a new deal? Who gets the first contract extension, Vick or Jackson? The Eagles did not verify Sunday that Jackson will report to Lehigh University, but the fourth-year player arrived in Philadelphia - accompanied by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus - according to TV reports.

MANKATO, Minn. - Randy Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen. Moss' agent, Joel Segal, said yesterday that the receiver was considering offers from several teams, but made the decision to retire. Segal declined to comment specifically on the offers, instead saying his 34-year-old client felt the time was right to step away. "Randy has weighed his options and considered the offers and has decided to retire," Segal said.

Randy Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen. Moss's agent, Joel Segal, said Monday that the receiver was considering offers from several teams, but made the decision to retire. Segal declined to comment specifically on the offers, instead saying his 34-year-old client felt the time was right to step away. His 153 touchdowns are tied with Terrell Owens for second on the career list, and he's also fifth in yards (14,858)

Michael Vick will sign his franchise tender from the Eagles on Wednesday, two weeks after the team placed the tag on the quarterback, a league source said Tuesday. If the one-year tender were to remain in a new collective bargaining agreement, Vick would stand to earn slightly more than $16 million next season. Of course, with the CBA set to expire Thursday at midnight, there is the possibility that the franchise-tag designation could be tweaked or eliminated from a new deal. The NFL Players Association is claiming that the tags, which allow each team exclusive rights to one of its free agents, are invalid if the CBA expires.

INDIANAPOLIS - Friday brought another measure of just how ominously the NFL's labor spat hangs over the game: On the day that top draft picks at some of football's glamour positions were scheduled to meet the media, the biggest buzz surrounded a closed-door meeting of agents and the NFL Players Association. In a rare show of unified purpose, four of the league's most powerful agents told reporters that they are behind the NFLPA and that players are ready for an extended lockout, even one that lasts the entire season.

The Eagles applied the franchise tag to quarterback Michael Vick and the transition tag to kicker David Akers on Tuesday, making one expected move and one surprising one to retain two Pro Bowlers. The designations, if they hold up through negotiations over a new NFL collective bargaining agreement, would give the Eagles exclusive rights to Vick and allow them to match any offers Akers might receive, if and when free agency happens. Using the "exclusive" franchise tag on Vick all but assures the Eagles he'll be in Philadelphia next season.