Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What NFL quarterback went to prison for his involvement in a dog fighting ring?"
On this day in 2007, NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed. Michael Vick was the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team when authorities raided a property owned by the football star. The raid unveiled an entrenched dog-fighting scene that included a number of injured animals. The case drew widespread publicity to the issues of animal abuse and dog fighting. Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for running a "cruel and inhumane" dog fighting ring.
