If there was any question before, I think that window is pretty close to shut.
Two co-defendants of Michael Vick say the NFL star helped execute dogs that didn’t fight well, according to federal court documents.
The court papers, filed as Quanis Phillips and Purnell Peace pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges Friday, said all three men “executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in ‘testing’ sessions” in April of this year.
Vick’s co-defendants also stipulated that the money behind the Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting operation came “almost exclusively” from the Atlanta Falcons star.
Federal prosecutors had given Vick until 9 a.m. ET Friday to accept a plea deal that would require him to spend at least one year in prison on federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, reports say, but there was no immediate word on what he decided.
I mean, I guess the co-defendants could be lying. But then, it would be stupid to make an accusation like that without some evidence, wouldn’t it?
May Vicks NFL career end today and the good citizens of Georgia tar and feather him on his trip to jail.
I wish moderday quarterbacks had the same class as some in the bygone era of Johnny U, Bob Griese, Len Dawson, Jow Namath, Fran Tarkinton, Bart Starr, Roman Gabriel. Vick is gone for at least 3 years in the most productive part of his career. Even a comeback he won’t be the same. I hope the NFL rids itself of the hip-hop culture and returns to more of a professional posture. Some of these players have the bodies of grown men but the mentality of 15 year old juveniles.
Danny L. McDaniel
formerly of McDonough, Georgia
Doesn’t the NFL have some sort of decency rules that extend outside of official events? I had it in my head that one could be tossed out of most kinds of professional sports for committing a felony.