Breaking: Mike Vick Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison
Uncategorized December 10th. 2007, 10:49am
A verdict was just rendered in the Mike Vick dogfighting case: 23 months in prison. Ouch. We don’t know what pound-me-in-the-ass prison he’ll be reporting to, but we should soon.
Fallen NFL Star Mike Vick to learn of his fate (NBC 12)
Vick’s house of dogfighting is home to cruelty (USA Today)
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December 10th, 2007 at 10:51 am
See ya.
So who plays him in the TV movie?
December 10th, 2007 at 10:52 am
good behavior, he will be out in half that time
Arena league watch out in 2009
December 10th, 2007 at 10:52 am
I guess if we wanted to watch the Saints play football tonight, we’re pretty much screwed now.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Career over?
December 10th, 2007 at 10:55 am
He was such a good quarterback it’s truly a shame he’s gone.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:57 am
I think the Dolphins just called his agent.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:59 am
The trick is, kick someone’s ass the first day or become someone’s bitch. Then everything will be all right.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:00 am
What a fucking moron.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:05 am
man…what a fucking waste of talent.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:06 am
I don’t believe there’s any “good behavior” reward for federal sentencing. I think he has to do at least something like 85% of it.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:08 am
career is definitely over. I doubt this guy’s gonna be reading up on how to play football or be able to condition himself for the next two years to even be able to play in the AFL. oh well.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Nite Nite, Keep yo’ butthole tite!!!
December 10th, 2007 at 11:16 am
He probably would have gotten 6-9 months but it was his “flimsy cooperation with respect to his plea deal” that got him that time.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:16 am
The Washington Nationals I hear are willing to give him a shot to play left field.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:29 am
He’ll appeal the length of the sentence and get out next year. Congratulations to the Judge on taking this opportunity to grandstand.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:47 am
That is a great line about the Nationals, sundevil.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:48 am
His NFL career is over. That is too long to be away from the game to come back and actually compete. The other thing about this is that I don’t know if a team will want to be the team with Vick. Yes he will have served his time and paid his debt, but that is a really risky PR move.
Darrell, grandstanding would have been if he got 5 years.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:48 am
80% for Federal Prisons. Meaning he’ll be out in 18 months- June ‘09
He can’t. Part of his plea agreement was that he couldn’t appeal the sentence. Looks like the judge wanted tof ollow the prosecutor’s advice, 18months, but make sure Ookie had to serve the entire time, so he did simple math (18/.8) and rounded up.
And no his career isn’t over, he has too much talent and the NFL is forgiving of everything.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Career over? Who knows. Ricky Williams still keeps trying. Do I wish his career was over so we chould stop talking about this colossal douchebag? Hell yes.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Ricky Williams has been suspended a few times … Vick is missing this year and very likely the next two. So that will be three years out of football for a QB.
For a RB it’s easy to jump in … not so much for a QB. If we see him again, maybe it’ll be as a DB or something, but I think his QB days are over
December 10th, 2007 at 11:53 am
ricky smoked pot and actually got in better shape, vick killed dogs and will be somewhere that he gets shit nourishment and limited exercise, comparing apples and sodomy here
December 10th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Odds are on Terence Howard playing Vick in the movie, but that would severely disappoint Idris Elba.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:56 am
2 Years in Jail.
Half a year suspension for the NFL. [Tank Johnson got that even though he did jail time.]
That takes you to Fall of ‘10. Just can’t keep your football shape up that long and still be able to play a decent QB position [which he hasn't shown to do when he was playing anyway] in the league. Best he could do now is to develop his hands and look for some WR work when he gets out. The Raiders are always looking for reclamation projects.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I know I am going to get vilified for saying this, but here it goes. First of all, I am not a Vick fan or a fan of the Falcons.
Vick got screwed. I still do not believe his conviction warrants a two year sentence. What he did was wrong. But what he did was not as big of a deal as almost all have made it out to be. I have relatives who train dogs to fight. Granted, the dogs they train are for hunting purposes and need to be tough when they encounter a large hog or whatever the hunters run up against. Vick trained dogs to fight for the enjoyment. There is a difference but he did not deserve the two years. Please be nice to me when you reply. I’ll take moron, imbecile, narrow minded, and some other hits. But lets keep the hard stuff for the personal phone calls I’ll get.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
In a league where Gus Frerotte and your McClown of the week can keep a job from year to year, Vick will most certainly be able to get a QB job once he’s out.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
i can see why someone would think vick got too harsh of a sentence. honestly i would have been okay with him getting whatever the prosecutor asked for and no more, but what i really wanted to see was the falcons and the nfl take the money he had to give back and donate it all to the humane society
December 10th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
He’ll get another shot whenever his time comes. He’ll be a former starting QB that will have absolutely no leverage, so you bring him into camp on a vet minimum deal and see what happens.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Vick is more likely to get a full season or more suspension from the league on this one. He blew his chance at leniency when he lied to Goodell about the whole issue then copped a plea deal.
Look for an 18 month suspension to further set examples of how the NFL wants its players to distance themselves from this kind of stuff. The NFL can survive without a mediocre QB, I’m sure Colt Brennan will do well in ATL.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Maybe this is a dumb question but is Vick allowed to have an actual football while in jail?
I’m sure Mike Vick could find some willing participants to help him run some passing drills.
And lets be honest, whoever they are will probably be just as good as the Falcon wideouts.
December 10th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Vick won’t play in the NFL again. He might get picked up and put on a roster in training camp, but I can’t imagine he’ll make it through.
He can’t win without an entire offense custom designed for his skill set, and that’s not something a coach/GM is going to do for a third-string back up. I somehow doubt he’ll learn how to pass accurately and read defenses in prison if he hasn’t been able to outside it.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
As a law student, one thing comes to mind: This judge is an absolute fuckin joke. It’s the grandstanding, play-to-the-camera, pander-to-the-public judges like these that are jepordizing our legal system. For the judge to go against the federal prosecutor’s recommendation screams “Look at me! Look at me!” Now everyone will know the name of the judge, they’ll see the sentence, and all the PETA people and dog owners will now have their white knight. He sure can go work for the animal rights lobby when he retires. To blantantly ignore the recommendation of the prosecutor, the person who was involved in every step of the case, says that this judge as all about making headlines. He also ignored the fact that Vick even surrendered early. Plus the fact that as part of his deal Vick can’t appeal the sentence, well it just seems as though the judge as out to get him.
But the worst part of all was when Vick asked to apologize, the judge told him to “apologize to the millions of children who look up to you.” Get the fuck outta here. The think-of-the-children card. Pathetic. We don’t base legal sentences on whether or not someone lived up to being a role model, a title that he didn’t ask upon him but instead was annointed by the media due to our ridiculous infactuation with people who happen to have athletic ability.
One more thing: Lenard Little. While driving drunk, he gets in an accident and kills someone. Look up that sentence. Then, once released, he gets another DUI. Where is he now? Playing football. So don’t give me some think-of-the-kids bullshit. The judge saw an opportunity to get his face and name in the paper and get the support of the public behind him. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this fuck running for political office here soon.
This judge should be severly reprimanded.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
A 23 month sentence is definitely too long. He’ll definitely attempt to play again and we’ll all have to endure the endless footage of him trying to get back onto whichever team will take him when the time comes.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
He will get out on January 20, 2009.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I think dog fighting is reprehensible.
I also think Vick got screwed.
+1 to QSCB.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
I understand that part of his plea was that he could not appeal, but also part of his plea was for the judge to listen to the recommendation, and that wasn’t done. I have no idea what the legal team has cooked up, but it won’t be the entire sentence. He will be able to get back in shape. I actually think it is easier for a QB to come back than a RB. Vick isn’t going to lose his arm strength, and he isn’t that big to begin with, so he won’t be losing much muscle.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Admission standards at this law school need to be tightened up.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Isn’t the purpose of jail to rehabilitate? This is going to ruin Vick’s life. This is going to send him on a downward spiral. Wouldn’t the world be better benefitted if he was able to continue his career and speak out against this type of lifestyle, help investigations into dog fighting, and give money to charities for the humane society? Vick is not the biggest, or only dog fighter. He should be used to stop others. Not just to ruin his life.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Michael Vick had the winning lottery ticket in his hand and he effed it up. Anyone who feels bad for the man for one moment is a pathetic loser.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
eagels die what do you want a pity party for Vick
he was born in the gutter and will die in the gutter
December 10th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
I agree with Quin in that the judge is being a dick. Why does Vick deserve a harsher penalty because he is a role model? Let him try to be a role model now, and use his status to improve the situation. Athletes screw up all the time, anyone that follows their lifestyle is the “pathetic loser.” Athletes are the most spoiled group out there, next to the Paris Hilton’s of the world. They are to be admired, but not to be followed. They are like grown up kids that play video games, workout, and play a game all day. Yeah he had the winning lottery ticket, and they took that, no reason to now to shove his face in it.
December 10th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
The412 should just come out and change his name to the666. He just called the majority of black people “pathetic losers.”
Michael Vick made a major mistake. He got caught and he’s an idiot. If you have any decency as a human being, you should feel bad for him. He’s adds himself to the unbelievable number of black men in jail and with felony convictions. Coupled that with his promise and talent, is reason to feel bad for him.
The dude basically squandered $142 million (probably more) and a good three years of his life because of killing dogs.
He didn’t kill a person. He killed dogs, and got 23 months for it. They made an example out of him when the real damage (the man losing his livelihood, reputation and money) was already done.
I’m not saying he deserved a slap on the wrist. He deserved a year at most. But think about this.
People kill deer every day. People also put down horses and dogs that can’t run well. Nothing happens because it’s legal because the Establishment doesn’t see those things as inhumane.
This judge should be embarrassed to sit on a bench.
And unless you don’t think those things are wrong in some way, you definitely shouldn’t people who feel sorry for Vick a “pathetic loser.”
December 10th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Don’t do the crime if you aren’t willing to do some amount of time.
December 10th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Law is a simple thing where you follow to statutes and those decisions upheld before you. This case sets a dangerous precendent. When Goddell suspends people like a dictator, it is interesting to see where he will go next, but he backs himself into a corner. There is no room to do that in the US judicial system, but apparently this judge cares about his personal persona, and how the “kids” will look up to him.
December 10th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Why are we Americans so excited about imposing out-of-proportion prison sentences? Insane.
December 10th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
He got what he deserved. If not less than he deserves.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Vick had every chance to be that role model, but he chose to “stay true to his homies” who ratted him out to save their asses the first chance they got. How many men have to have their careers ruined because they take their ghetto friends along for the ride–the “friends” who’ll be around as long as the money’s flowing but will sell them out at the first sign of trouble?
The whole situation is sad, but I don’t feel one bit sorry for Michael Vick. He’s not stupid, he knew damn well what he was doing but he was arrogant enough to think that because he was a hotshot NFL player that would protect him. And everyone in Virginia thought Marcus would be the one to go to prison …
December 10th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
For all you calling the judge overly harsh, and being a jackass, please read Dan Wetzel’s (one of the best sports columnists in the bus) article today to get your facts straight.
Here
Apparently the judge wasn’t “grandstanding” or out of line, the sentence was moved to 18-24 months as soon Ookie inexplicably tested positive for the wacky weed between his plea and sentencing. Also he apparently lied AFTER promising full support, which upped the prosecutors initial recommendation.
Another case of all of us (myself included) jumping to conclusions before the facts are out. After seeing these facts in print I would say the judge was fairly justified with his harsh sentence.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:14 am
We’re going to do some comparative analysis.
Martha Stewart’s max sentencing possibility was 20 years for her insider trading charges.
Vick’s was five for dogfighting.
Martha (remember she had no plea agreement. She went to trial and was convicted by a jury of her peers) did five months, and then five months in house confinement. Vick pleas (smokes the grass, doesn’t tell the whole truth, then does), and gets 23 months.
Can anybody tell me the difference?
BTW: none of this means I hate Martha Stewart. It’s just an example.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Just for good measure (even though I doubt anyone’s reading this anymore) here’s a link that explains why the punishment was too harsh.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Roger Cossack does a decent job explaining the length of the sentence .
Love the “people kill deer” defense from one of the random posters who showed up here yesterday.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Here’s the Cossack link.