Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick addressed reporters Monday for the first time since someone was shot outside his 30th birthday part in Virginia Beach last month. He said he called coach Andy Reid soon after the incident and added that it "wasn't a pleasant conversation."

"I was devastated because I knew the events that were happening that surrounded that," Vick said after reporting to Eagles training camp. "I knew it was an unfortunate situation for it to happen at my 30th birthday party, what was going to come out of it, for his safety. You never want anyone to get shot. You never want anyone to get harmed. ... Like I tell everybody, if certain people never showed up it never would have happened."

Vick, who said Monday that he found out about the shooting 15-20 minutes after it happened, talked about fearing that he'd be released by the Eagles.

"Two or three weeks ago, yeah, I was curious if I was going to make it to training camp," Vick said. "But I knew the facts. I knew that I didn't do anything wrong."

Well, Vick certainly made a poor decision to sell tickets to his birthday party. He said his mom had warned him to keep it private. Vick was a ubiquitous presence on the party scene during NBA All-Star weekend. Perhaps he'll try to keep a lower profile next offseason, but I'm not holding my breath.

"I know I'm on thin ice," Vick said.