Summary
Michael Vick, a Newport News native and former Pro-Bowl NFL quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, was hit with a federal indictment on dog fighting charges in July 2007. Due to the dogfighting controversy, Vick's endorsement deals also took a hit, as his several stores pulled Vick shoes, cleats and even his famous #7 jersey from their shelves. In coordination with a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Vick entered a guilty plea in August 2007 and was sentenced to 23 months in prison.
Michael Vick, a Newport News native and former Pro-Bowl NFL quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, was hit with a federal indictment on dog fighting charges in July 2007. Due to the dogfighting controversy, Vick's endorsement deals also took a hit, as his several stores pulled Vick shoes, cleats and even his famous #7 jersey from their shelves. In coordination with a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Vick entered a guilty plea in August 2007 and was sentenced to 23 months in prison.
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WORLD: INDIA Blasts leave dozens dead At least 29 are killed and 88 injured Saturday in explosions in the western city of Ahmadabad. C1 Sports Coach visits Vick in prison David Teel writes that coach Tommy Reamon, who has visited Michael Vick in...Tags: Michael Curry, Road Accidents, Football, Prisons
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Winning the fight
Daily PressTwo summers ago, you could drive past select vacant lots in the afternoon and see young men casually fighting their pit bulls before informal crowds of a dozen or so. Last summer, the activity continued but to a somewhat lesser degree. This summer,...Tags: Property, Punishment, Atlanta Falcons, Trials, Crimes
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Vick waits for chance
On a prison cot a half-continent from home, Michael Vick finds comfort in nightfall. Then he is alone. Guardedly optimistic. Profoundly sorry. "He looks good, fresh and young, as young as he was coming out of high school," said Tommy Reamon, Vick's prep...Tags: High Schools, Roger Goodell, Punishment, Contracts, Atlanta Falcons
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Have a little faith -- it's not all bad news
Sentinel ColumnistLast week's column was devoted entirely to notorious handymen Jim Metts and Pete Spaziano, who between them have scammed Central Florida consumers out of tens of thousands of dollars. Gloom and doom on the Home Front. So I owe you some good news. It's...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Breach of Contract, Reviews, Corporate Crime, Leesburg
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Hester, at camp without new contract, isn't practicing
Wire reportsDevin Hester showed up at the Bears' training camp without a new contract. Whether the kick return star will practice without one remains to be seen. After missing the first two days, Hester reported Friday because he saw some progress in negotiations....Tags: Devin Hester, Roger Goodell, Injuries, Contracts, Eric Johnson
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Not you, too
O, by the WayPoor Roger Goodell. No one promised him a rose garden, certainly not Paul Tagliabue, but he expected to at least have some idea where the trouble might come from. When Goodell was named as just the fourth NFL commissioner in six decades in August 2006, he...Tags: Brett Favre, Roger Goodell, Vince Lombardi, National Football League, Football
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Beloved running back Warrick Dunn to return to Tampa Bay, share story in new book
Sentinel Staff WriterLast October, NFL star Warrick Dunn walked into Angola Prison in Louisiana, home to the state's death row. To one side of a small table sat his former youth football coach, Maelon Brooks, a fatherlike figure so close Dunn calls him "Pops." Dunn needed...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Derrick Brooks, Health and Safety at School, Disney's Wide World of Sports, Edgerrin James
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Quarterbacks under pressure across the NFL
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs if replacing a legend weren't tough enough, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers faces an even more difficult challenge. He's replacing Brett Favre, a legend who wants to come out of retirement and play again. But Rodgers isn't the only young...Tags: Derek Anderson, Daunte Culpepper, Washington Redskins, Kurt Warner, Darren Sharper
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Trial date to be set in fall for Vick co-defendant
A trial date for one of Michael Vick's co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on September 23. Tony Taylor's trial date was supposed to be set Tuesday in Surry County Circuit Court. However, no agreement has been reached and the matter...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Football, Punishment, Tony Taylor
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Vick asks for more time in bankruptcy case
Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick wants more time for paperwork in his bankruptcy proceeding. The suspended NFL star, appearing by teleconfernece in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News on Thursday, said he needs more time to file lists of creditors....Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, National Football League, Football, Prisons, Bankruptcy
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