Michael Vick’s lawyers have confirmed that he will plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges:
Michael Vick has agreed to plead guilty to the federal dogfighting charges against him under a deal reached today between his attorneys and prosecutors, his lawyer said.
“Michael is prepared to take full responsibility for allowing any and all of this to happen,” Vick’s Washington-based attorney, William R. (Billy) Martin, said in a telephone interview. “He needs to put all of this behind him. He’s 27 years old and he has a full life ahead of him. He wants to get back to the life he had before these issues.”
Martin said that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback decided to accept the plea deal after talking to family members over the weekend. He declined to comment on the terms of the plea agreement.
But a source familiar with the case, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the terms of the deal were to be kept confidential, said that Vick likely will serve 12 to 18 months in prison.
Vick and his attorneys are scheduled to appear in federal court in Richmond next Monday. The deal still must be approved by the judge in the case and could collapse at any point until then.
So will Vick play football after he gets out ? My guess is no.
