Vick Offered Minimum One Year Prison Sentence as Part of Plea Deal

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Yahoo! Sports had said earlier this week that the NFL was going to suspend him for a year, but the NFL denied that the next day.

I don't know that Vick can just bounce right back. He's likely done in Atlanta, and we'll see what team will step up and sign him.

Until then the question is...will he share a cell with Maurice Clarett?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Yahoo! Sports had said earlier this week that the NFL was going to suspend him for a year, but the NFL denied that the next day.

I don't know that Vick can just bounce right back. He's likely done in Atlanta, and we'll see what team will step up and sign him.

Until then the question is...will he share a cell with Maurice Clarett?

Yes I have just read where the NFL denied it. I also remember last year that a certain Adam Shefter said that the Raiders were going to fire their head coach. The Raiders denied that report and what happened? They fired their head coach. I think that there is some truth to that report.

I do not see him being out of the league forever, baring he doesn't accecpt the plea bargain.

Unless the Falcons can recoup some of the money (salary cap hit) that they are reqired to pay Vick over the next few years I do not see Atlanta parting ways with him after only a one year suspension. Even if they do part ways there is no way that he will end up like Quincy Carter, he is just too talented to pass up.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by angryssg

Yes I have just read where the NFL denied it. I also remember last year that a certain Adam Shefter said that the Raiders were going to fire their head coach. The Raiders denied that report and what happened? They fired their head coach. I think that there is some truth to that report.

I do not see him being out of the league forever, baring he doesn't accecpt the plea bargain.

Unless the Falcons can recoup some of the money (salary cap hit) that they are reqired to pay Vick over the next few years I do not see Atlanta parting ways with him after only a one year suspension. Even if they do part ways there is no way that he will end up like Quincy Carter, he is just too talented to pass up.

Very true about Schefter and the Raiders.

As for Vick and the Falcons, I would think that if he is actually sentenced to serve in prison then they can void their contract with him. There must be some "If you have to serve over a year in prison, the contract is terminated" clause in the contract.

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Very true about Schefter and the Raiders.

As for Vick and the Falcons, I would think that if he is actually sentenced to serve in prison then they can void their contract with him. There must be some "If you have to serve over a year in prison, the contract is terminated" clause in the contract.

I do not know about that because his whole contract was a concern for the Falcons when all of this came up. Once again it was Shefter that pointed it out. Much of Vicks money was guaranteed, little of it was to be paid through bonuses. Releasing Vick can result in a huge cap hit as well. The Falcons would need some sort of relief from the league to not count Vicks salary against the cap. I am not saying that it cannot be done, but saying that it needs to be done.