Don't bother getting Vick for our fantasy league

K9 Carlos

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RICHMOND, Va. (WXIA) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal � and a likely prison sentence � to avoid additional federal charges related to a professional dogfighting operation, one of Vick's attorneys said Monday.

RELATED: Read the statement from Michael Vick's legal team

A status hearing was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET Monday.

Vick will enter a guilty plea to the felony conspiracy charge next Monday (August 27) at 10:30 a.m. ET, said Lawrence Woodward, one of Vick's defense attorneys, NBC News reported.

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who is presiding over the case, said he has the leeway to sentence Vick and his co-defendants as he deems fit and is not bound by the recommended sentences given to him by the prosecution, USA Today said.

CNN also said that Vick's attorneys are hoping to hear from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday about what options would be available to the Atlanta Falcons star quarterback if he does accept a plea deal.

A grand jury is scheduled to convene Monday in the federal court where Vick and three co-defendants were indicted on dogfighting charges last month.

RELATED: Look at Michael Vick's off-the-field troubles, By The Numbers.

There�s no indication whether the grand jury will take up further allegations against Vick, although federal prosecutors have said they plan to seek a superseding indictment in the case.

That would mean more charges against Vick, the lone defendant who has not been convicted now that all three of his co-defendants have reached plea deals.

Vick�s attorneys were negotiating with federal prosecutors last week, hoping to strike a deal on a plea agreement.

�It seems to be a pretty clear indication there will be some sort of plea entered,� Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Friday.

Prosecutors have declined to comment outside court on negotiations with Vick�s attorneys. Collins Spencer III, a spokesman for Vick�s defense team, said Sunday there was nothing new to report.

Vick�s last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and said he bankrolled gambling on dogfights at Vick�s property in rural Surry County, not far from his hometown of Newport News. One said Vick helped drown or hang dogs that didn�t do well.

Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach entered plea agreements and agreed to testify against Vick. Tony Taylor of Hampton struck a similar deal last month.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation.

Vick is charged with conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. He had pleaded not guilty last month and vowed to clear his name at a November trial.
Lead defense attorney Billy Martin said Vick reached an agreement with federal prosecutors after consulting with his family over the weekend.

"Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made," Martin said in a statement. "Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter."

Martin later told The Associated Press he could not divulge any specifics of the plea agreement or how much time Vick can expect to serve in prison.

Martin's announcement came as a grand jury that could add new charges met in private. Prosecutors had said that a superseding indictment was in the works, but Vick's plea most likely means he will not face additional charges.

Three of Vick's original co-defendants already have pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against him if the case went to trial. Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach signed statements saying the 27-year-old quarterback participated in executing at least eight underperforming dogs by various means, including drowning and hanging.

Phillips, Peace and Tony Taylor, who pleaded guilty last month, also said Vick provided virtually all of the gambling and operating funds for his "Bad Newz Kennels" operation in rural Virginia, not far from Vick's hometown of Newport News.

The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Sentencings are set for November and December.

The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban under the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Vick's Atlanta attorney, Daniel Meachum, told the Associated Press that Vick is taking a chance with his guilty plea as far as his career is concerned because there have been no discussions with the league in recent days.

"There's no promise or even a request of the league to make a promise," Meachum said.

Meachum said the plea deal involves only the federal case. He said he doesn't know if there have been any discussions about resolving Virginia state charges that may be brought against Vick.

The case began April 25 when investigators conducting a drug search at a massive home Vick built in Surry County found 66 dogs, some of them injured, and items typically used in dogfighting. They included a "rape stand" that holds aggressive dogs in place for mating and a "breakstick" used to pry open a dog's mouth.

Vick contended he knew nothing about a dogfighting operation at the home, where one of his cousins lived, and said he rarely visited. The former Virginia Tech star also blamed friends and family members for taking advantage of his generosity and pledged to be more scrupulous.

The July 17 indictment said dogs that lost fights or fared poorly in test fights were sometimes executed by hanging, electrocution or other brutal means. The grisly details fueled public protests against Vick and cost him some of his lucrative endorsement deals.

About a dozen bright red Vick jerseys have been donated -- often accompanied by financial contributions -- to the Atlanta Humane Society since he was indicted last month. The shelter uses them for dog blankets, and to clean up after the animals.

"Kind of appropriate," said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States.

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Drunken Monkey · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:46 am Post subject:

freaking animal rights groups.......

i want to make my own PETA.........people eating tasty animals
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CountChocula · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:59 am Post subject:

was anyone seriously gonna use Vick on their team anyway?
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Special Jimmy · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:14 am Post subject:

Drunken Monkey wrote:

freaking animal rights groups.......

i want to make my own PETA.........people eating tasty animals

Hey, im all for eating cheese burgers and shit, but I'm pretty much against any form of dog fighting or such animal cruelty
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K9 Carlos · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:36 am Post subject:

Drunken Monkey wrote:

freaking animal rights groups.......
i want to make my own PETA.........people eating tasty animals

I don't care for any of those activist groups either; however, i can't fucking stand Vick so i don't give a shit.
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SupaFly wrote:

barreling axe is like throwing a hot dog down a hallway these days

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I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was going to blame you.

AxeBlind · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

I forgot about our league, it up and running?
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Stealth · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

Still accepting members Smile

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