Two of fallen NFL star Michael Vick's co-defendants were sentenced Friday to 18 months and 21 months in prison on federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.

Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach could have received up to five years in prison, the same maximum Vick faces when he is sentenced on December 10.

Peace, Phillips and Tony Taylor of Hampton pleaded guilty last summer and agreed to testify against Vick, prompting the suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback to enter his own plea agreement a few days later. Taylor will be sentenced December 14.

U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson in Richmond told Phillips "You may have thought this was sporting but it was very callous and cruel."

Sentencing guidelines called for punishments of 12 to 18 months for Peace and 18 to 24 months for Phillips.

Prosecutors recommended sentences at the low end of the range because the co-defendants cooperated. But Hudson said he chose longer sentences because of the nature of the crime.

Vick unexpectedly turned himself in last week to begin serving his prison term early. He is being held in a state jail.