“That is something that we will seek to change at the bargaining table to ensure that bonus payments are paid to players who comply with their contracts and perform on the field,’’ Aiello said.
The Eagles signed Vick to a $1.6 million contract for 2009, with a team option for the second year at $5.2 million, but he has not played much.
Barton out for season
Browns linebacker Eric Barton will miss the rest of the season with an unspecified injury. In announcing that Barton was being placed on injured reserve, the Browns did not reveal his injury or a timetable for their leading tackler’s recovery. Barton is Cleveland’s second inside linebacker to be sidelined with a season-ending injury. D’Qwell Jackson underwent shoulder surgery last month. Barton, one of 10 former Jets brought to Cleveland by coach Eric Mangini, started all eight games. He was injured in the first half of a Nov. 1 loss at Chicago. Mangini would not comment during the team’s bye week about reports that Barton had a bulging disk in his neck and may need surgery . . . The Browns are not making an official announcement regarding their quarterback situation until today, but two sources told ESPN.com the team likely will name Brady Quinn the starter for Monday night’s game at Baltimore, replacing Derek Anderson . . . The Eagles-Bears matchup Nov. 22 will remain the Sunday night game even though NBC had the option of picking another contest. The NFL’s flexible scheduling policy goes into effect that week. But the league announced that the network decided to stick with the original matchup, which could have NFC wild-card implications. Philadelphia is 5-3 and in second place in the NFC East entering this weekend’s game at San Diego. Chicago is 4-4 heading into Thursday’s game at San Francisco.
Steelers are coming
