Celebrity Justice
No Nike Deal for Vick

Michael Vick is in deep doggy doo-doo with his endorsement partners for his alleged role in a dogfighting ring. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback has been suspended from big money contracts with Nike, Reebok and a trading card company, thanks to a federal dogfighting indictment against him.

This week, Nike suspended Vick without pay, and released a statement that "Nike is concerned by the serious and highly disturbing allegations made against Michael Vick, and we consider any cruelty to animals inhumane and abhorrent." The company vowed to stop selling Vick-related products but chose not to terminate his contact until his case was filed. Due process of puppy law!

Reebok opted to stop selling Vick's Falcons jersey, as has the NFL, which has suspended sales of Vick's number 7 jersey on nflshop.com. And the Donruss trading card company has pulled Vick's card from new packs.

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61. I moved in with my sister (and her 3 chows) years ago with my Rottweiler. We had to keep her dogs and mine separated. Once we accidently left the door open and they started fighting. It was awful, awful, awful!!!! Dogbites are very painfull and DEEP and take a long time to heal and can get infected easily. I was shaking like a leaf by the time I got them apart!!! SICK, SAD, HEARTLESS!!! ANYONE who thinks dogs fighting is entertainment is disgusting and abhorrent. I wish they could all be neutered (the people) (male & female) so they won't have children to corrupt. (Like the "lovely" Grandfather that brought his grandchildren to a dogfight) (He's the first one that should be neutered) Someone is guilty, makes sense to me that the person/persons living in the house are responsible for what was going on. Somebody purchased the dog houses, dogs and all the equipment, someone with a lot of money. What did the person/persons living in the house do for a living? Landlords are usually responsible for what goes on at their property. We will see. I was surprised that everyone wanted to go to trial, I mean everything will come out in the trial , yippee! I figured someone would plea, and sure enough I woke up this morning and read one of them did plea. Surprise surprise!

Posted at 11:45AM on Jul 28th 2007 by jollygreen

62. 3 million or more babies murdered so far with legal abortion....strange sence of values we have.....more fuss and rightly so will be made over the mistreatment of some dogs than will be over the continuted murder of babies who don't get to say...give me life. What about the number of staving children in this country alone or no health insurance for poor children...who speaks for them.....Still alot of sleeping people out there....The wake-up call is comming.....Not to late to make the only choise that will save you.

Posted at 6:27AM on Jul 29th 2007 by simon birch

63. I AM AFRICAN/AMERICAN, NOBODY MADE COMMENTS ABOUT RACISM, WE MADE COMMENTS ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY. THIS GUY VICK SHOULD GO TO THE PRISON IN ARIZONA, THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD WARDEN THERE. I HAVE 3 WONDERFUL DOGS,THIS THUG,LOSER,LOW LIFE VICK , THEY SHOULD FEED HIM WITH DOG POOP.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 28th 2007 by RUTH

64. *************** TO TMZ *********************

Thanks for finally putting this important story back on the front burner !!!!

Posted at 11:59AM on Jul 28th 2007 by noitall

65. I feel the endorsement companys are taking the correct approach towards this issue.
When i saw on the news that there were over 60 dogs that had to be rescued from this situation ,alot with kennels that were covered in blood and some left out in the mud to sleep in with very short leashes were FROM Vicks property !!.
Innocent until proven guilty?? I think we can all agree that the thug hung himself. That is unless, ,,you are the kind of person that agrees with the inhumane and cruel treatment of your typical household pet.

Posted at 12:53PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Florida Law

66. MICHAEL VICK IS A PIECE OF S*** !! GREEDY BASTARD IS NOT CONTENT WITH THE MILLIONS HE MAKES SO-CALLED PLAYIN' BALL, HE HAD TO ABUSE,BEAT & DROWN SO MANY DEFENSELESS DOGS !!!

Posted at 12:50PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Precious

67. The feds didn`t catch up with Vick just by happenstance. They had the goods on him and his nasty co-horts before they even arrested them. He needs to be punished to the extent of the law and then more. He will be a pariah now .He can plead not guilty all he wants, but they had everything on tape and more.Thank you tmz, Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper and every other news networks that will keep this alive until Vick and every other creep that abuses animals come to justice.

Posted at 1:45PM on Jul 28th 2007 by montana girl

68. I am so happy that everyone is dropping him. I agree with the poster who said we should put him in a pit with the pit bulls and place a few bets on who might win that match. The NFL needs to step up and get rid of him for good. I see he has a big lawyer now who proclaims his complete innocence then says at the end "this will be a hard fought battle". Why if your man is innocent will it be hard to prove? I certainly hope the feds have all their ducks in a row and dont screw this one up.

Posted at 12:04PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Debbie

69. ***************** PAY BACK TIME ****************

VICK DON'T KNOW WHAT HIT HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only are all his meal tickets dropping him, one of his home boys is going to formally "drop a dime" on his ass on Monday A.M. This is too beautiful for words !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never was this saying truer than here and now: "EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY..." and it's pay back time for all those tortured and murdered dogs !!!

Posted at 12:05PM on Jul 28th 2007 by noitall

70. didn't you hear his press statement "SORRY MOM, SORRY FALCONS" the lawyer, repeatedly said it was vicks words & personal statement........NOT A SMART MAN, ADMITTING GUILT, IS USUALLY THE CASE WHEN APOLOGIZING, yesturday on the "Jim Rome Show".............the dude is screwed.

Posted at 12:01PM on Jul 28th 2007 by DON IMUS

71. this isn't a race thing to me, I'm white and I'm sure people of all races go to dogfights and they are all sick. It's definately what's in their hearts that matters not their skin color. A**holes come in all colors and good people come in all colors!!

Posted at 12:02PM on Jul 28th 2007 by jollygreen

72. Well if he'll make the comment "What goes on behind closed doors in my house is my business" then it's a fact he WAS involved and knew about it. Which makes him and anyone who will defend him and his friends or even watch the NFL. since they refuse to just dump his sorry gangsta a** until he proves he wasn't involved just as sick and in need of jail time.

Makes ya wonder how many of his team mates were involved in it ws well since there have been a few come orward to defend him, they defend him they should get the boot as well.

Posted at 12:05PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Jordyn

73. he's a pathetic loser. I love that his life is going to suck. Idiots like that blow through their money and he'll be broke and living on welfare before we Know it. He deserves every bad thing that comes his way and MORE.

Posted at 12:06PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Whatever

74. #63 (MAMMA PAT):

"Innocent until proven guilty" does apply to humans but since VICK is not one of them, to him it should be "Guilty until proven inoccent". But hey, he is GUILTY so they should just throw his ass in prison oh wait, I have a better idea...why dont they hang him and feed him to the dogs.
And MAMMA PAT, do we honestly need to consider him innocent??? I think NOT

Posted at 12:08PM on Jul 28th 2007 by lysette

75. my dogs want to piss on vick's legs.

Posted at 12:11PM on Jul 28th 2007 by annab

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