Michael Vick Signs a New Deal With Nike

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4521948


Nike said Thursday it does not have a "contractual relationship" with Michael Vick,



In a statement released Thursday morning, Nike said it has "agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."
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Originally Posted by Nako XL

Originally Posted by Im Not You

Nike is very forgiving. They stuck with Kobe through that whole ordeal
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well Kobe was "innocent"...
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kobe was never convicted like vick...so its gonna be hard for vick to fix his image...not only is vick facing the haters and the media...hes also got peta onhis back...so i dont think nike wants to be a part of that for right now
 
Nike: There is no new endorsement deal with Michael Vick
NEW YORK--Nike is not signing a new endorsement deal with former spokesman Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles, spokesman KeJuan Wilkins said on Thursday.

Nike dumped Vick as an endorser and pulled his products from retail stores in 2007 after the ex-Atlanta Falcons quarterback was charged with bankrolling and running a dogfighting ring.

One of Vick's agents, Mike Principe, announced during the SBJ/SBD Relay Worldwide Sports Sponsorship Symposium here Wednesday that the newly-signed Eagles QB had signed a new deal with the Swoosh. But Nike's Wilkins said that wasn't so.

"Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick. We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike," the company said in a statement.

If the agent's objective was to rehabilitate Vick's image, the attempt backfired, says marketing consultant Ernest Lupianacci, a former creative director for Nike advertising.

"This agent put his Air Vick in his mouth," Lupinacci says.

Vick's personal agent, Joel Segal, told SportsBusiness Journal on Wednesday that the quarterback was "excited to be part of the Nike team again."

Darren Rovell, CNBC's sports business reporter, first reported the news. Rovell Tweeted: "Nike spokesman says Swoosh doesn't have contract with Vick. Just giving him free product. I Knew this was all bogus."

Nike was the last sponsor to drop Vick as an endorser after he was indicted on dogfighting charges in 2007. The company pulled the release of Vick's fifth signature Nike shoe, the Zoom Vick V, which would have retailed for $100. -- Michael McCarthy

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...s-no-new-endorsement-deal-with-michael-vick/1


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If he kept as tight a reign on his agent as he did with those dogs he wouldn't look stupid right now. 
 
dont be foolish if vick can prove that last year was real, nike will be jumping right back on contractually because those other big companies will come at Vick. And for whoever said nike wont mess up there money with the upper class ppl get real if the kids want it they get it. Vick will get a big deal mark my words
 
man his sig line was falling off in the end. hope they fix that or retro the vick 1
 
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