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EAGLES: Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick is unlikely to play against the Dallas Cowboys after he missed a second straight day of practice Friday.
“I think it will be a stretch for him to play in this game,” Philadelphia coach Andy Reid said.
The Eagles listed Vick as questionable on their official injury report. Sunday’s home game has no significance to Philadelphia’s playoff status.
Vick bruised his right leg on the first play of the Eagles’ 24-14 loss to the Vikings Tuesday night, a loss that eliminated the Eagles from contention for a first-round playoff bye and locked them into the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoffs as the East division champions.
The Eagles (10-5) will open postseason against either the Packers, Giants or Buccaneers.
Kevin Kolb, who has started four games, would start if Vick can’t go. The Eagles are 8-3 this year when Vick starts and 2-2 with Kolb, who was the opening-day starter.
Reid said Kolb took all the practice reps with the starting offense Thursday and Friday.
COWBOYS: Jon Kitna is listed as questionable for the Dallas Cowboys’ season finale.
He did not practice Friday, increasing the odds that quarterback Stephen McGee will make the first start of his NFL career Sunday in Philadelphia.
Kitna hasn’t practiced all week because of a muscle in his side that hurts when he throws. Interim coach Jason Garrett said Kitna will make the trip to Philadelphia, so it’s still possible he could play and perhaps even start.
In case McGee starts and Kitna isn’t able to back him up, the Cowboys added another quarterback to the active roster Friday – Chris Greisen, who joined their practice squad Monday.
Greisen is a 34-year-old NFL rookie. He’s been with the Cardinals and Redskins, but hasn’t gotten into a game. He’s a pro football vagabond, having played in NFL Europe, the Arena League, af2 and most recently the UFL. The Cowboys-owned Arena League team was one of his stops.
NFL: The NFL has reduced the fines for Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson and New England’s Brandon Meriweather, both cited for flagrant hits against defenseless receivers.
Robinson’s fine has been reduced from $50,000 to $25,000 and Meriweather’s from $50,000 to $40,000.
The league’s appeals officer, Ted Cottrell, cut both fines.
Robinson’s hit on Philadelphia wide receiver DeSean Jackson left both with concussions, while Meriweather picked up a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness after hitting Baltimore tight end Todd Heap in the head.
Cottrell previously reduced the fine levied against Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison for his hit on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi.
All three fines came from plays in games on Oct. 17.