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Friday, August 17, 2007

Co-Defendants Say That Vick Joined In

.....as my friend Jon says "

Not having your $19 million dollar QB in the spotlight where two more
"friends" might decide to tesify against him in a Federal criminal case,
thus probably ending his NFL career and looking at jail time, having to go
to the backup and having the Franchise totally re-evaluate its future? Pricelesssssss!
RICHMOND, Va. — Two of Michael Vick's alleged cohorts in a grizzly dogfighting case pleaded guilty today and one said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback joined them in drowning and hanging dogs that underperformed.

With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment in the works to add more charges, Vick and his lawyers have been talking with federal prosecutors about a possible plea agreement.

Now that all three co-defendents have entered plea bargains, Vick is on his own to cut a deal or face trial on federal charges.

The court docket did not list any appearance for Vick. One of his lawyers, Lawrence Woodward, attended today's hearings and declined to answer questions as he left the courthouse.

Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach and Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta entered plea agreements and joined another defendant who previously changed his plea to guilty. The agreements require the three to cooperate in the government's case against Vick.

Sentencing for Peace and Phillips are scheduled for Nov. 30.

Vick has been barred from training camp by the NFL and is to go on trial Nov. 26.

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