RICHMOND, Va. -- Two of Michael Vick's alleged cohorts in a grisly dogfighting case pleaded guilty Friday, and one said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback joined them in drowning and hanging dogs that underperformed.

Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips joined another defendant, Tony Taylor, who recently changed his plea to guilty and agreed to cooperate in the government's case against the Atlanta Falcons quarterback.

They 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.

Peace and Phillips will be sentenced Nov. 30 while Taylor will be sentenced Dec. 14.

The offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but the exact sentence will be based largely on federal sentencing guidelines. Hudson told Peace and Phillips that certain elements of their offenses will increase their sentencing ranges.

After Friday's hearing, Peace was freed, but Phillips was jailed after the judge learned that the defendant violated the terms of his release by failing a drug test.

One of Vick's lawyers, Lawrence Woodward, attended Friday's hearings and declined to answer questions as he left the courthouse.

Vick and his attorneys have been talking with federal prosecutors about a possible plea agreement, but there was no indication Friday at U.S. District Court that Vick would enter a plea before the new charges are filed, perhaps as early as next week.

Another of Vick's attorneys, Danny Meacham, told an Atlanta radio station that as of Friday afternoon, no deal had been reached. He added that he was under the impression that the government wanted a deal reached by the end of the week.

The quarterback is scheduled for trial on Nov. 26.

The agreements from the other co-defendants state that Vick traveled to dogfights and that he helped execute the losing dogs.

He was further linked to the dogfighting operation by a photo of Vick and his co-defendants posing with a female pit bull prior to a fight, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.