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Contrary to popular opinion, it wasn’t Andy Reid’s idea to gamble on Michael Vick. Nor was it Joe Banner’s or Tom Heckert’s. And it’s already clear that owner Jeffrey Lurie wanted nothing to do with the once imprisoned quarterback. The person most responsible for Vick’s arrival in Philadelphia is, ironically, the same one many fans believe has the most to lose from Vick’s presence here. Donovan McNabb first broached the idea, so said the Eagles’ quarterback Monday during his first press conference since the Vick signing. “I brought it up to [Reid's] attention in July, before Mike got away from house arrest, before [Vick's release from house arrest] July 20,” McNabb said. “And I mentioned …

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