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Vick Pleads Guilty

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The Associated Press

Published: November 26, 2008

SUSSEX, Va. - Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football.

Vick, 28, also pleaded not guilty to a count of cruelty to animals, but that charge was dropped under his plea deal.

The former Atlanta Falcons star received a three-year suspended sentence - far less than the maximum of 10 years he could have faced.

Vick is scheduled for release on July 20, 2009, and will serve three years of probation. His latest plea is important because it resolves the remaining charges against him, a requirement under federal law if he is to move into a halfway house.

FALCONS: Wide receiver Michael Jenkins and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux received multiyear extensions.

Jenkins, a first-round pick in 2004 and a former star at Leto High, was given a four-year extension. Babineaux, a second-round pick in 2005, got a five-year extension.

REDSKINS: Cut Shaun Alexander as the 2005 NFL MVP got only 11 carries in five games.

TEXANS: Placed running back Ahman Green on season-ending injured reserve after he hurt his left knee against Cleveland.

SCORING RECORD: The 80 points scored by New Orleans and Green Bay in the Saints' 51-29 win Monday night put the NFL over 800 points in a weekend for the first time.

The total of 837 points was the most in a single weekend, breaking the mark of 788. That was done three times: Sept 5-9, 2002; Dec. 5-6, 2004 and Dec. 29-30, 2007.

HALL OF FAME: Bruce Smith, the NFL's career sack leader, and defensive back Rod Woodson are among the four first-time eligibles who made the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other two are tight end Shannon Sharpe and defensive end John Randle, on a list that will be reduced to 15 before the final vote on Jan. 31.

Former Bucs Doug Williams and Hardy Nickerson did not make the list of the final 25.

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