"Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick led several of his teammates and locally-based NFL players Thursday at a workout in Marlton, N.J., according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Vick said last week that he expected around 15 players at the practice, though it appeared that the group that showed up was much smaller. Tight end Brent Celek, wide receivers Jason Avant and Jeremy Maclin and Vikings running back Albert Young were on hand for the session, which was attended by 6ABC TV in Philadelphia.

"The one thing that we do know is that we're professional athletes and we can't sit around and not do anything," Vick told 6ABC. "The speed of this game, the toughness that you have to have and bring in to each and every week has to start from somewhere."

Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, who said over the weekend, "If we have it I'll be there," was not at Thursday's practice.

Normally at this time of year, Eagles players would be at the NovaCare Complex for minicamp. Since the owner-imposed lockout began in March, players have only been permitted to return to the facility when the the lockout was briefly lifted on April 29. The NFL was granted its motion for a stay-on-appeal by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday and its appeal of the lockout-lifting injunction will be heard June 3."