Eagles’ coach Andy Reid announced Tuesday that quarterback Michael Vick will play the fourth quarter of Thursday’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lincoln Financial Field.

“Michael will have an opportunity to play,” said Reid, who indicated Vick won’t play much. The Eagles will “take it play by play, see how he adjusts to game speed.”

It will be Vick’s first action since serving a 23-month prison sentence for running an illegal dog fighting operation.

So we want to know, if you are going down to the game Thursday night, are you going to cheer or boo Vick when he walks onto the field for the first time?

Whether you think Michael Vick deserves a second chance to play football or not, or if you think he can help the Eagles win a SuperBowl, is one thing. But are you excited enough that Mike Vick is an Eagle to go out and buy his jersey?

We here at Hot Stove Philly want to know: have you purchased, or are you planning on purchasing, a Michael Vick jersey?

The Eagles will make play their second preseason game Thursday night at Indianapolis against Peyton Manning and the Colts, but they will be without a good portion of the roster.

A total of 12 players will not be making the trip west, including most of the rebuilt offensive line. Guards Todd Herremans and Stacey Andrews tackles Jason Peters and Shawn Andrews are all injured. Center Jamaal Jackson is the only member of the offensive line, which was supposed to be greatly improved from last season, to remain healthy throughout the entire preseason. All five members of the offensive line have yet to play together as a unit this preseason.

Herremans has a stress reaction in his foot and is expected to miss the entire preseason. Stacey Andrews has been practicing, but the Eagles are playing it safe with his surgically repaired right knee and keeping him out of Thursday’s game. Peters suffered a quadriceps strain last Thursday in the team’s first preseason matchup against New England and has …

According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday, Dick’s Sporting Goods will not stock Michael Vick jerseys, at least not until company officials have an opportunity to “evaluate the reaction of Eagles fans.”

“Right now we don’t know how much of a demand there is for” the jersey, Dick’s chief marketing officer, Jeff Hennion, said in a prepared statement. “If there is a demand for it, we’ll sell it.”

While the move isn’t purely humanitarian, I give Dick’s credit for taking at least a partial stand against the team’s signing of the controversial Vick. While there may not be a huge rush for Vick jerseys, at least right now, there are certainly a fair portion of Eagles fans who are purchasing them. If the demand gets too great, then you can’t fault Dick’s for making the business decision and selling them. It’s a small gesture, but I give them credit for it.

Modell’s Sporting Goods almost didn’t stock Vick jerseys, according to Mitchell Modell, owner and CEO of the sports store, but in the end the demand …

I have gotten a lot of criticism over the past several days, from readers and friends alike, over my cold indifference to the idea of Michael Vick playing for the Eagles. I have a couple friends who now refuse to root for the Eagles, and have received numerous emails from readers claiming they are done with the team, a few going as far to say they will never watch an NFL game again.

I do not like Mike Vick at all. I never have. I know people who went to Virginia Tech with him and have heard a number of stories about what a jerk he was even back then. I have never thought he was a very good quarterback, despite being an impressive athlete. I am an animal lover and thought what he did was morally abhorent and offensive. I do not believe that he is genuinely a changed person or that he all of a sudden believes that dog fighting is now evil. I think he has a team of PR people that told …

Through all of the explanations and discussions and soul searching by Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and Jeffrey Lurie over the signing of the Michael Vick, what has been most intriguing, and confusing, is the idea that a major part of this move is the Eagles’ desire to “save” Vick. As much as the team’s brass believes that Vick will be able to help them on the football field, they appear to want to help Vick off the football field even more.

So for Eagles fans everywhere wrestling with their own feelings and beliefs over Michael Vick and his abhorent actions and whether he deserves a second chance and whether they want him on their beloved football team, the question is: why do we care about saving Mike Vick?

“My hope as we go forward is Michael will prove his value in society,” team owner Jeffrey Lurie said during his press conference on Friday. “Whether he becomes a good football player again, it’s …

Here is the clip of Michael Vick’s interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes for your viewing pleasure.

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Let me say from the outset here, I do not care that the Eagles signed Michael Vick. I’m not happy they did it and I’m not outraged they did it. I long ago decided not to care who wore the jersey so long as he contributed to a winning and entertaining team. I find Vick and his actions morally reprehensible, and I do not buy his claims that he is very sorry for what he did and is a changed man after two years in prison. Maybe he’s sorry, maybe he’s not. Maybe he honestly believes dog fighting is a outrageous offense, or maybe he’s just listening to his PR guy. I don’t know, and I don’t care.

What I care about is how will Michael Vick contribute to the Philadelphia Eagles and their pursuit of their first SuperBowl championship. By all accounts, Vick has been signed to be a quarterback, not a running back, not a fifth wide receiver, but a quarterback. Unless Donovan McNabb gets injured (I hold my breath as I type those …

In case you missed this morning’s press conference, here is a four minute clip of Michael Vick’s introduction with the Eagles, courtesy of CBS.

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The Eagles officially announced the signing of controversial quarterback Michael Vick with a press conference at the NovaCare Complex Friday morning. Vick was flanked on either side by Eagles’ head coach Andy Reidnapolis Colts and former India coach Tony Dungy. Vick said all the right things. He showed remorse, humility, and a desire to get back on the field and help the Eagles win a SuperBowl.

“I’m glad to have an opportunity at a second chance and I won’t disappoint,” Vick said.

When asked about how he planned to get back in people’s good graces, Vick indicated that he would continue to work with local and national animal rights groups, including the Humane Society.

“My actions will speak louder than my words, to be proactive, involved in community,” Vick said. “People will see that in due time. I have been working with the Humane Society, working with certain inner cities and communities to make sure we attack the problem.”

Whether his remorse is genuine, only Michael Vick knows, but he appeared to be very contrite during the press conference, …

Here’s what’s being said about the Eagles signing of controversial quarterback Michael Vick:

Andy Reid (Eagles coach):

“I’m a believer that as long as people go through the right process, they deserve a second chance. Michael has done that. I’ve done a tremendous amount of homework on this, and I’ve followed his progress. He has some great people in his corner, and he has proven that he’s on the right track.”

Tony Dungy (former Colts coach and current Vick adviser):

“It’s a complex issue. You have to get past the possible reaction of fans, and it has to be a team that has an opening and has [salary] cap room. I think Indianapolis would be a great place for him to develop as a person, but he’s not a fit with that offense. It’s going to be a lot like that.”

Donovan McNabb (Eagles quarterback):

“I pretty much lobbied to get him here. I believe in second chances and what better place to get a second chance than here with this group of guys. … He’s no threat to me, not …