ATLANTA -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is considering a plea deal on federal dogfighting charges, according to ESPN.com.

The Web site reported Tuesday morning that Vick's attorneys met with prosecutors and investigators Monday afternoon.

A spokesman for Vick's attorneys said that a decision could be made by the end of the week, around the same time his co-defendants will have their plea hearings.

Two of Vick's co-defendants in the dogfighting case involving Michael Vick have scheduled plea agreements Friday.

A hearing for Quannis Phillips and Pernell Peace was set for 9 a.m. Friday in the U.S. District Court in Richmond.

Another of Vick's original co-defendants, Tony Taylor, pleaded guilty on July 30 to his role in a dogfighting conspiracy he says was financed almost entirely by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback.

As part of a plea agreement, Taylor pledged to fully cooperate with the government in its prosecution of Vick, Peace and Phillips, who are accused of running an interstate dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" on Vick's property in rural Surry County.