Michael Vick Injury: Omaha Nighthawks Fans Prepare To Burn Jeff Garcia's Jersey

The city of Omaha is on its toes today after speculation broke out on Sunday that the Nighthawks quarterback Jeff Garcia may consider leaving his current undefeated UFL team for a return with the Philadelphia Eagles now that Michael Vick might miss time due to a rib injury and Kevin Kolb is struggling.

Garcia is free to leave Omaha if an NFL team is willing to pay $150,000 to buyout his services.

The 40 year old quarterback currently makes $25,000 a week with the Nighthawks and the entire state of Nebraska has welcomed him as one of their own. That’s incredibly rare for a state that usually only cheers for athletes that have ties to the Cornhuskers.

But one thing Nebraska has always appreciated is their football. It has taken Garcia just two come-from-behind victories to win the hearts of Nebraska. These days you can’t go anywhere in Omaha without seeing someone wearing a Nighthawks shirt or jersey.

In just two games Rosenblatt has sold out and it has been packed with hardcore football fans willing to give the UFL and Jeff Garcia a chance to win their hearts. On Saturday when he led the team to an amazing comeback over Daunte Culpepper and the Sacramento Mountain Lions—everyone in Nebraska had became a fan.

Fast-forward to today and now fans are left wondering if the quarterback they had just welcomed with open arms is deciding to leave them after just two games.

It’s just rumors at this point but if Garcia ditches Omaha for the Eagles before the end of the UFL season, Nebraska fans will never forgive him and he will never be welcomed back into the state without receiving an ear-shattering amount of boos.

His replica jerseys will be burned, all of those autographs he signed will be sold on eBay in a matter of minutes and a new Jeff Garcia hate club will quickly be formed among Nighthawk faithful.

In Nebraska they take their football seriously. He better think twice before he betrays the most loyal football fans in the world.

Of course he’ll receive more publicity with the Eagles and he may even get the chance to start a few games, but as soon as Michael Vick is healthy he’ll be placed right back on the bench. Why should he leave Omaha when he’s already making a nice salary and his job is as safe as they come?