RICHMOND, Va. -- Nine o’clock this morning was supposed to be the deadline for Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and his attorneys to make a deal. There is still no Vick and no word of any deal, but his co-defendants were back in a Richmond Federal Courtroom this morning entering their pleas.

Both Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips went before Judge Henry Hudson and pleaded guilty to felony dogfighting charges Friday morning. They also promised to assist the government in its case against Michael Vick.

Channel 2's Scott MacFarlane said Friday's plea agreement included signed statements about specific incidents and crimes in Surry County, Virginia.

MacFarlane said the information on the specifics increases the likelihood that Vick will also face state charges and state prison time for the alleged crime.

Surry County Prosecutor Gerald Poindexter called Friday's admissions, "a road map to indictments in Surry County."

When asked if all four defendants and Vick will be indicted he said, "I would certainly think so. We now have admissions of what was done on this property. We believed we had evidence and this is the first time someone's admitted to it. It's sad and outrageous. It's gruesome."

Vick’s third co-defendant, Tony Taylor, also pleaded guilty to the charges recently.

“There are four unnamed cooperating witnesses and now three co-defendants that have pleaded guilty. That’s bad new for Bad Newz Kennels,” said John Goodwin with the Humane Society.

It’s also bad news for Vick, who has to accept a plea deal soon or he could face stiffer charges.

“I mean, the writing seems to be on the wall for him. We’re suspecting that he’ll enter a guilty plea,” said Dan Shannon with PETA.

The judge said he would increase Peace’s sentence because of the extreme circumstances involved in the case. The judge did not say what he meant by that, but members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said they have an idea.

“Clearly the cruelty that’s detailed in this indictment is extreme,” said Shannon. “I think that sort of behavior warrants a very stiff prison sentence. That may be what he was alluding to.”

The judge said he would increase Phillips’ sentence as well because of his criminal history.

Phillips has drug convictions and his bond was revoked when officers said he tested positive for drugs while out on bond. Phillips also told the judge he is currently on probation for a charge in Atlanta.

Both Phillips and Peace will be sentenced November 30.

One of Vick's attorneys was in the courtroom and met with the assistant U.S. attorney after the hearing, but did not talk to reporters.

Just before 4 p.m. Friday, the U.S. District Court in Richmond released an updated docket for Judge Henry Hudson.

Monday's docket remains empty, while the schedule for later in the week includes multiple hearings for each day.

Hudson is the presiding judge in the Vick case. The vacant Monday schedule could free up time for Vick hearing.

Phillips, Peace, Taylor and Vick were charged with conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiring to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. Tony Taylor of Hampton pleaded guilty last month and will be sentenced Dec. 14.

All four men initially pleaded not guilty. Vick issued a statement at the time, saying he looked forward to clearing his name at a Nov. 26 trial.

The offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although federal sentencing guidelines likely would call for less.

WSB-TV Channel 2 has confirmed a federal grand jury will meet in Richmond again Monday to consider new charges against Vick if he decides against a plea deal. The new charges will include racketeering.

The federal court in Richmond has been especially harsh on defendants found guilty in racketeering cases.

With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment adding more charges in the works, Vick and his attorneys have been talking with federal prosecutors about a possible plea agreement.

Any outcome that ties the 27-year-old Vick to betting on the dogfights could trigger a lifetime ban from the NFL under the league's personal conduct policy. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the NFL conducts its own investigation.

Goodell said Thursday the league hasn't been monitoring Vick's plea negotiations.

“That’s the dilemma Michael Vick faces right now. He doesn’t know what the NFL or the Atlanta Falcons will say and he’d like to have that information before he pleads. That’s what has him whip-sawed. He’s in a situation where he has to cut a deal with the government without knowing the consequences that are really important to him,” said University of Richmond Legal Analyst Carl Tobias.

A statement of facts signed by Taylor as part of his plea agreement placed Vick at the scene of several dogfights and linked him to betting. Taylor said Vick financed virtually all the "Bad Newz Kennels" operation on Vick's property in Surry County.

The case began with a search in April that turned up dozens of pit bulls and an assortment of dogfighting paraphernalia at the property a few miles northwest of Vick's hometown of Newport News. According to the July 17 indictment, dogs that lost fights or fared poorly in test fights were sometimes executed by hanging, electrocution or other means.