GREEN BAY, Wis.� The Packers aren�t ruling out Michael Vick.

Asked whether Green Bay might be interested in the scandal-tainted quarterback, general manager Ted Thompson didn�t rule it out Tuesday.
But that doesn�t necessarily mean the Packers are in hot pursuit of Vick. Thompson is notoriously coy about the team�s plans, so it wasn�t immediately clear whether his comments indicated a sincere and significant level of interest.
�What is the answer that we give to questions like this? We�re always looking to improve our team,� Thompson said. �We look at all options at all times. I wouldn�t care to speculate in terms of the odds or the percentages (of signing Vick) or anything like that.�
But they�ve at least discussed Vick internally?
�We look at everything,� Thompson said.
Thompson acknowledged that the Vick situation was unique, but said that didn�t change the process the team uses to evaluate players.
�The routine that we go through is the same,� Thompson said. �It doesn�t mean any more that we are likely to do it or less likely. It�s a routine that we go through. It�s automatic.�
Vick has been conditionally reinstated in the NFL after completing a 23-month federal sentence for running a dogfighting ring. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said Vick can sign with a team and begin playing by week six of the NFL season.
More than two dozen NFL teams have said they�re not interested in signing the 29-year-old Vick. The others have declined comment or taken a stance like that of the Packers.
While it�s hard to imagine the Packers inviting another major distraction to training camp after enduring the circus-like atmosphere of last summer�s Brett Favre unretirement saga, the case could be made that Vick would be a valuable asset.
Green Bay has a highly regarded young starting quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, but has a pair of inexperienced second-year players, Matt Flynn and Brian Brohm, backing him up. Vick could bring experience to the position if there is an injury to Rodgers, who played through a significant shoulder injury to start all 16 games last season.
And while the Packers haven�t used the so-called �wildcat� formation, Vick�s running ability could add a scoring threat to their backfield.
Vick had one of his biggest career moments in Lambeau Field, leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 27-7 playoff upset of the Packers in a wild card game on Jan. 4, 2003.