The Facts:
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an ongoing story. ... Although the Eagles aren’t coming right out and saying they’re interested in signing Burress, owner Jeffrey Lurie talked generally about the possibility, saying that deciding to sign Burress shortly after his release from prison would require a process much like the team went through before deciding to sign Michael Vick shortly after his release from prison. “It would be similar,” Lurie said, per Philly.com.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Lurie added: “Any player, if there’s issues off the field, we have to ascertain. ... Are they going to represent the Eagles and the community that we serve? Are they going to be part of events like this? Michael has shown this. If a player is not willing to be part of the culture we have, then I don’t think it’s a good fit.” Although Burress and Vick are obviously similar in the sense that they’re NFL players who missed two seasons while in prison, Lurie said that the Eagles’ positive experience with Vick doesn’t necessarily make them more interested in Burress. But as PFT's Michael David Smith suggests, once the lockout ends, Lurie sounds like he wants to find out where Burress’s heart and head are. And if they’re in the right place, Burress may be in Philadelphia.
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