Michael Vick, who was the quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and the one who was convicted for his involvement in a dogfighting ring, surrendered to authorities to start serving his prison sentence three weeks before he was sentenced to get a head start on his prison term. Vick is definitely anticipating that he will not get probation in the sentencing, which was supposed to be heard on December 10. Vick pleaded guilty in August of a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge after a home that was registered to him in Virginia was found to have numerous dogs that were in bad condition. Vick, at first, claimed that he was innocent and did nothing wrong. But there were a lot of people who came out, including an anonymous source who came out on an interview on ESPN and said that Vick was a "heavyweight" in the dogfighting operations. After three of his co-defendants pleaded guilty and was going to cooperate with federal authorities, Vick finally pleaded guilty as well, with the original notion that he might get lesser punishment, perhaps no jail time. But the public scrutiny that Vick was under is a clear indication that Vick will not get off that easy. Vick got even more scrutiny when he tested positive for marijuana in September, which was against the law under the circumstances that he stay home until his sentencing. Vick has also lost a lot of money in this whole ordeal. The Falcons asked for $20 million from him from guaranteed playing bonuses. He is also beingsued about $4 million from banks that claim that he defaulted on loans. The future only gets worse for Michael Vick. If he gets jail time and gets out of jail before the start of next season, will he be in an NFL uniform? Will the Falcons, who are currently struggling with quarterbacks Joey Harrington and Byron Leftwich, take him back once his punishment is over. Will Roger Goodell decide to ban Vick from the NFL for life?
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