Former NFL star Michael Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence today (Mon., Jul. 20). Vick’s attorney Lawrence Woodward told The Associated Press outside Vick’s suburban Virginia home that the former Falcons quarterback had been released from federal custody as scheduled.
That means Vick no longer has to wear the electronic monitor he’s had while under home confinement for the last two months of his 23-month sentence.
Shortly before Woodward came out of the house, two men in a government car with a U.S. Probation Services folder on the dashboard paid a brief visit to the home.
Freedom will allow Vick to step up his efforts to resume his pro football career. Vick hopes to soon meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has said he would review Vick’s status after Vick completed his sentence.
Goodell has said he wants to sit down with Vick, but it’s unclear when that face-to-face meeting will take place.
If Vick is able to return to the NFL, it won’t be with Atlanta. The Falcons released him in June.
While on home confinement, Vick — once the NFL’s highest-paid player — worked a $10-an-hour construction job for a few weeks. He switched jobs last month, assisting in children’s health and fitness programs at the Boys and Girls Clubs.
Vick will remain on probation for three years. He also is under a three-year suspended sentence for a state dogfighting conviction.
Information from Espn.com and the Associated Press contributed to this report.