Would an NFL suspension of Vick run concurrently with his potential prison term?
The NFL is conducting its own investigation. Commissioner Roger Goodell has declined to speculate on such scenarios. UPDATE: The NFL suspended Vick indefinitely on Aug. 24. “I certainly would reserve the right to do that (impose a suspension after a prison term),” Goodell said. But he added that’s “hypothetical” until the government penalty is determined. Given he is about to plead guilty to an indictment alleging dogfighting — and gambling — is Vick’s NFL career over? He turned 27 in June. Even if he spends a year in prison and sits out a one-year NFL suspension on top of that, he would still be under 30 after that. Even if the Falcons choose to cut him, another NFL team could sign him. Could Vick and his co-defendants improve their chances at sentencing by providing prosecutors with information about other dogfighting rings? That’s uncertain, but it is a possibility. John Goodwin, manager of animal fighting issues for the Humane Society of the United States, urges them to do just tha
