Vick's prison term officially over

HAMPTON, Va., July 20 (UPI) -- Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick was released from federal custody Monday, ending a sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges.

Vick, 29, served 20 months in a federal prison in Kansas and had been under home confinement in Virginia for three months. The Washington Post reported Vick's term of detention ended Monday.

The Virginian Pilot newspaper in Newport News, Va., said Vick had worked for a construction company after release from prison but in July began work as an aide at the Boys and Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula. He was allowed to travel to work as part of his home confinement but wore an electronic monitor until Monday.

Vick and three other men pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to a dogfighting operation on property the former quarterback owned in Virginia. In addition to the prison sentence, Vick was ordered to pay about $1 million for the care of animals used for dog fights.

Vick has played his entire NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons but was suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the player entered his guilty plea. Vick has since been released by the Falcons and it was unclear when Goddell might take up possible reinstatement.