Holds the NFL record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback, with 6, yards. April - Allegations arise pertaining to Vick's participation in dog fighting activities.
July 17, - Vick and three associates, Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Virginia, are indicted in federal court on a conspiracy count alleging they bought and sponsored dogs in animal fighting and traveled across state lines to participate in illegal activity which included gambling.
July 26, - Arraigned in federal court in Richmond, Virginia. Vick pleads not guilty and is released without bond. August 17, - Co-defendants Phillips and Peace plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy related to dog fighting. Both implicate Vick in the conspiracy. Phillips is sentenced to 21 months in prison and Peace is sentenced to 18 months. August 20, - Vick's lead attorney Billy Martin states that Vick has reached an agreement with the federal prosecutors and will plead guilty in court on August 27, August 24, - Submits a guilty plea to the one federal count against him -- conspiracy involving illegal dog fighting.
In a summary of facts accompanying his plea agreement, Vick admits participating in killing dogs and operating a business enterprise that involved illegal gambling.
August 24, - Goodell notifies Vick that he is suspended from the National Football League indefinitely, without pay. He admits he lied to many people because he was ashamed. September 25, - A Virginia grand jury indicts Vick and three co-defendants on state dog fighting charges.
The grand jury brings two charges against Vick: one count of killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. December 10, - Vick is sentenced in federal court to 23 months in prison for his role in the dog fighting operation.
June 9, - Virginia Attorney General Gerald Poindexter announces that state trials for Vick and his three co-defendants will be delayed until the men finish serving their federal sentences, sometime in July 7, - Files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. November 25, - Vick enters a guilty plea to state charges of dog fighting in Sussex, Virginia. If you need me to say more, I'll say more. On December 10, a US District Judge sentenced Vick to 23 months in prison for running a "cruel and inhumane" dog fighting ring and then lying to officials about it.
But while one case closed, the doors to more trouble opened. The following May, the U. That same month the year-old Vick, who had shaved a few months off his sentence for entering a drug treatment program, was released from federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, and returned home to Virginia, where he was scheduled to serve two months of home confinement.
Vick was clearly interested in returning to the NFL upon his release from Leavenworth. Speculation soon swirled about possible landing spots for the QB, who in early June was officially cut from the Falcons. The league still had not lifted his suspension, and football experts at the time were far from certain of how things would play out. What was clear was that Vick — who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was on a three-year probation — not only wanted to play, but needed to play.
In July of , the NFL announced that Vick would be considered for full reinstatement and eligible to play in regular-season games by October. In exchange, he agreed to be monitored by former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, with the NFL to receive regular updates from Vick's probation officer as well as from outside professionals and psychiatrists.
The comeback became official when Vick signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles in August. He spent most of his first season as a backup to Donovan McNabb, but took over as the starting quarterback in Proving he retained his breathtaking athletic skills, Vick threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in a mid-November victory over the Washington Redskins.
Vick struggled to replicate that success in , and he lost his starting job after sustaining a concussion halfway through Following one more partial season of action with the Eagles, he became a backup for the New York Jets and then moved on to the Pittsburgh Steelers in He officially retired in as an Atlanta Falcon.
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