Nike has "unofficially" endorsed Vick again by giving him free products. This tells our children that not only is it ok to murder helpless animals, but that they should "just do it". Isn't it bad enough that he can hang dogs for being unusable to kill other dogs and come back to the NFL and making millions upon millions of dollars a year? now Nike has agreed to give him free products if he will wear them and "unofficially" (as i was told by a Nike customer service rep) represent their namebrand. I have always been a huge Nike fan, and if you know me, you know i rock Dunks like a superstar. NO MORE. Osiris, you will get my business. Dick's sporting goods (who refuse to sell Vick jerseys) will ALSO be getting my business. please help me in boycotting Nike. and the NFL (joke, joke, just the Eagles). but in all seriousness, if he continues to be able to live this incredibly priviledged lifestyle, it lets people everywhere know that this kind of behavior is OK! ITS NOT! Many say it's a racial thing, i think that is a load of BS. If you are human, you should show compassion and care to animals, who cannot take care of themselves. Black, white, asain, latino...
viciously murdering animals should NEVER be acceptable.
NEW YORK (AP)%u2014Nike said Thursday it does not have a %u201Ccontractual relationship%u201D with Michael Vick(notes), a day after the quarterback%u2019s agent announced a deal with the manufacturer.
In a statement released Thursday morning, Nike said it has %u201Cagreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike.%u201D
On Wednesday, Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick, announced the Philadelphia Eagles player had a new deal with Nike during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium.
%u201CHe actually just became a Nike client,%u201D Principe said Wednesday. %u201CHe has a new deal with Nike that we%u2019re all very pleased about.%u201D
Principe declined comment Thursday.
Vick%u2019s agent, Joel Segal, said later Wednesday that Vick looked forward to continuing his relationship with Nike, adding that the player and company had agreed not to release terms of the deal.
Segal did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday.
Nike had initially declined comment Wednesday night.
Nike, which signed Vick as a rookie in 2001, terminated his contract in August 2007 after he filed a plea agreement admitting his involvement in a dogfighting ring.
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