He won't have paid for his crimes until he is put in a fighting ring with an angry Mike Tyson on steroids, hung by the neck, cut down, partially drowned and then electrocuted. That is what his dogs went through after all.
Alot of others feel differently then you, also probably feel you should hold onto your stocks. "Heaven only knows, you want to always stick with "a winner""
Michael Vick did "pay for his crime" and I reluctantly agree has the right to make a living, even as an overpaid & overindulged football player. But that Nike would reinstate him as a spokesperson?? Come on... some things are morally unforgivable and what he did to those dogs, over a lengthy period of time, with full knowledge and participation, means that I will no longer buy their products or any other that he endorses. Or watch his games.
If he could make more money with dog fighting than football do you think he is really going to stop. I have big doubts its over. Under the radar for a while. Anyone that can let those thing happen to animals will never be forgiven in my book. He sick. But if you like football more, go ahead.
Dog fighting has existed for many, many years. For centuries it has been part of the social fabric of man's cruelty and vice. What Micheal Vick did was wrong and he will always be atoning. But his stature in the public eye has made dog fighting an ugly reality that cannot be ignored. The more 'face' time Vick gets as a celebrity the more our social conscience demands that we do everything in our power to stop this horrible 'sport' of dog fighting. Buy Nike products and hope that Micheal Vick can still be a football star. It's not about him getting rewarded. It's about holding the human race responsible for it's crimes. Tools come and go-we have to take advantage of what we get, not just throw stones.
To me, Michael Vick will always be a creep. If a team thinks he is so talented they are willing to overlook that, so be it. What I find really scary is that Nike has made a calculated business decision, apparently based on the premise that Vick's image will sell sneakers. Think about it.
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.
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 Wednesday: "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
Thanks. I was finding it hard to believe that Nike has so many customers that are into dog fighting. I was pretty sure they have more customers who love dogs.
Vick didn't"happen to make a mistake," he happens to be and always will be sadistic and inhumane.This is not a mistake but his way of life...and no prison sentence can deprogram or rehabilitate him.He did not pick someone's pocket or break into someone's house....he stood over,supported,orchestrated,bet on,slowly killed poor innocent dogs whose only desire in life is to love unconditionally....a psychologically healthy human could not stand and watch two dogs fighting,bleeding,screaming in agony and not want to pull the two dogs apart! it is intinctual and innate to want to break up two dogs fighting......most serial killers were animal abusers.
Vick didn't"happen to make a mistake," he happens to be and always will be sadistic and inhumane.This is not a mistake but his way of life...and no prison sentence can deprogram or rehabilitate him.He did not pick someone's pocket or break into someone's house....he stood over,supported,orchestrated,bet on,slowly killed poor innocent dogs whose only desire in life is to love unconditionally....a psychologically healthy human could not stand and watch two dogs fighting,bleeding,screaming in agony and not want to pull the two dogs apart! it is intinctual and innate to want to break up two dogs fighting......most serial killers were animal abusers.
Looks like you have experience and actually been in one of this things.
What do you mean"this things?" do not you mean to say,"these things" since "things" is plural? I quess,I lost your point of view when I got snarled in your web of grammatical errors.What exactly was your point?
