NFL: Goodell clears Vick to play in third week

Michael Vick got the green light for full reinstatement in the NFL on Thursday when commissioner Roger Goodell said the disgraced quarterback could play later this month instead of waiting until October. Then he went out and scored a touchdown — his first since 2006 — in the Philadelphia Eagles ' 38-27 exhibition loss to the New York Jets . Vick will be eligible to play in the Sept. 27 game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, the team's third game. It would be his first regular-season

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