According to reports on ESPN.com, Michael Vick will plead guilty on only one of the counts he was charged with. He will not plead guilty to killing the dogs or the gambling but will enter a guilty plea to the charge of interstate commerce for the purpose of dogfighting on Monday in Richmond, VA.

The source told ESPN that Vick’s defense team met with federal attorneys Thursday afternoon to determine the “summary of facts” to which Vick will plead, and that his attorneys believed they had a deal. The source said Vick maintains he never killed dogs and never gambled on a dog fight.

It is kind of ironic that he will only plead guilty to that count and not the others considering that his 3 former co-defendants have stated that Vick gave all the money for the gambling and the operation of the kennel. They also said that he was a participant of the execution of 8 of the dogs in various ways.

Something just doesn’t sound right here. If the former 3 co-defendants are pleading guilty and implicating Vick with their testimony as per their plea agreements, how in the world are federal prosecutors going to accept this decision. It would seem to counteract the plea agreements of the former 3 co-defendants. And would the federal prosecutors accept this as part of their plea arrangement with Vick.

I guess only time will tell that. I really hope that they don’t accept this and go to trial with the overwhelming evidence against him.

Update: Vick has filed his plea agreement in court today and has admitted to the dogfighting charges and to killing the dogs. He denies the gambling charges but admits to bankrolling the fights.

“Most of the Bad Newz Kennels operation and gambling monies were provided by Vick,” a summary of facts in the case said, echoing language in plea agreements by three co-defendants who previously pleaded guilty.

“Vick did not gamble by placing side bets on any of the fights. Vick did not receive any of the proceeds of the purses that were won by Bad Newz Kennels,” the summary said.

Vick will formally file his plea in court on Monday. Federal prosecutors have recommended a 12-18 month sentence but the judge is not bound by that. He will not be sentenced on Monday.

So it looks as though the plea arrangement will stick.