From ESPN:
With two more co-defendants distancing themselves from Michael Vick, the embattled Falcons quarterback was considering on Monday whether to accept a plea agreement for his alleged role in a dogfighting operation.
Sources told ESPN’s Kelly Naqi that Vick attorneys Larry Woodward and Billy Martin met with federal prosecutor Michael Gill and the investigators on Monday afternoon. The attorneys planned to speak with the quarterback in the evening to see what direction he wants to go in.
That comes on the heels of news that co-defendants Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips are scheduled to appear in federal court in Richmond at the end of the week and are expected to accept their own plea agreements. Peace’s hearing is at 9 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, while Phillips will appear on Friday at the same time. Plea agreements would clear them to testify against Vick.
Michael Vick is a jerk. Everybody knows this. Hell it seems to be a family trait. However, this is all a little much. I really, really love animals and I think dogfighting is disgusting. However some important things are being lost in this parade of insanity:
- Everybody gets due process, so let Michael Vick get found guilty before damning him to eternal torment.
- Even if he is found guilty in a court of law, how can the NFL justify expelling him when they have set a precedent of letting convicted felons who served jail time and other people who have been involved in terrible things continue to play?
I am pretty sure Michael Vick is guilty of something in all this, but I have never seen people kick up a fuss and pile on someone like this before. Not even the Rae Carruth fiasco caused this much outrage.
