Vick in trouble now, co-defendant claims QB financed fights

The non-guilty plea entered by Falcons QB Michael Vick took a series shot today when his co-defendant pleaded guilty and admitted that the QB was responsible for financing most of the fights. Now that the prosecutors have an inside witness, I really don't see how Vick is going to escape this rush. For all of his talk, he really screwed up. I always thought little bro Vick was the screwup, but this is way worse than anything that Marcus has ever done. This guy's marketability, career, and fortune might be in serious jeopardy. Why do athletes feel the need to do such things?