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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91.
I wonder what Snoop Doggie Dog has to say about that

Posted at 12:45PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Click

92. YES! This is so great hit vick in the pocket book. He loves money so dang much. And he should also pay for the boarding of the poor dogs they took off his property. When you look into their eyes on the news and on pictures you are looking into the eyes of death cause you know they are gonna put those poor animals down when the trial is over. Its just so sad but right now they are being cared for and getting the attention and hopefuly the love they need. So many has had t meet terrible ends at Vicks hands. He knew what was going on. He proably has been doing this long before he got into to football. He was I'm sure and animal abuser as a child. More companies need to kick him out of their contracts. He's SICK VICK. Dog Murder and Killer. I've got all the evidence I need to have my opinion. The court is a waist of time of you as me. Put his ass in a fighting ring and let a few dogs loose on his butt and he should be naked to cause the dogs are as well. Make it a fair fight. I'm happy to see him loosing money. I got the biggist grin on my face. :)

Posted at 1:00PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Darlene Wright

93. #87 COCO:

I guess you are dumb as a rock!!! I did not say I dont believe that abortion is not a serious matter!!! What I said is (and if you can read then you would have seen that) is that this article is about VICK not abortion.

Abortion is serious but women have a choice to either do it or not. This discussion is not about abortion but about VICK so do some soul searching COCO PUFF.

Hey i will have a nice day and you have a great soul searching day!!!!!

Posted at 1:50PM on Jul 29th 2007 by lysette

94. #87 COCO:

I guess you are dumb as a rock!!! I did not say I dont believe that abortion is not a serious matter!!! What I said is (and if you can read then you would have seen that) is that this article is about VICK not abortion.

Abortion is serious but women have a choice to either do it or not. This discussion is not about abortion but about VICK so do some soul searching COCO PUFF.

Hey i will have a nice day and you have a great soul searching day!!!!!

Posted at 12:47PM on Jul 28th 2007 by lysette

95. i'm not applauding nike/reebok at all. if no one was protesting outside of HQ or if they thought the shoe sales would be unaffected, they wouldn't change a thing.

as far as the allegations go; yes, he's innocent until proven guilty in a court of LAW. i can say whatever i want and it won't make a difference with the outcome of the trial. so in all honesty saying he's guilty or not guilty doesn't matter. at this point it's still a matter of opinion. my opinion is he's guilty of something. he says he only went to the house a couple of times after he bought it. now if i was that high profile and knew what was at stake if something goes wrong i would be checking on things myself quite often. so i don't believe when he says he has nothing to do with it. why would you buy a house for someone you don't visit that often? and to think this all started b/c the house was raided for his cousin getting into trouble with drugs.

Posted at 1:51PM on Jul 28th 2007 by skeptical at best

96. Good for Nike....... My family will continue to by Nike now. People do not realize that hurting animals, dog fighting, killing animals is a sign that a person can hurt, kill a human with no problem. People with deep emotional problems start out hurting animals....WE MUST REALIZE THIS. Then they hurt humans. Son of Sam is just naming one. You can't live on your property and not know there are dog fights going on....you can't live on your property and see dogs hanging or being shot, and most of the people know the rest of the terrible way these animals died. We run to animals for help...dogs.....will guid the blind....be our friends.....yet we seem to let this go on. Remember he doesn't care about other life.... it is a sign that a human or childs life is not worth much either. Drugs, guns, other terrible things are associated with this dog fighting ring. Hopefully no one gets in the way or no one's child because you are not worth it to them...Don't cause them problems. A human can not bring in 50, 000 dollars in one night like a dog fight. So when people say it is only an animal think of how it all begins and can end up. These are the people who will take care of the old generation. I don't think so. I hope people learn that hurting animals is a sign of violance....and if your child is in the way of a good dog fight or drug party...guess who will pay. Lets all stop this terror. He deserves not to get his 130 million dollars while we struggle day to day to make a living. True he has talent...but he also has a mental problem. Hilter hurt animals and look what happened.

Posted at 1:41PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Diane

97. Michael Vick is disgusting! I think they should put him in a ring with those dogs and let them have at him. I am very happy that Nike, Reebok and the trading card company are suspending Vick, smart move! I hope Vick feels the consequences of his actions right where he probably cares most about, his wallet!

Posted at 4:15AM on Jul 30th 2007 by Colorado

98. Hey Warden,

What the hell does abortion have to do about Vick?

Posted at 1:07PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Raoul

99. ALL Pitbull's deserve to be killed!, thats all they are good for (fighting) family pets they will never be, they are natural born killers and they don't have to be trained to kill they just do. What should happen is that it be illegal to breed, sell, or own one of those animals, with stiff fines added to those that try and keep them, they are a waste of good dog food (unlee it comes from China).

Posted at 1:07PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Bottomline

100. As the former loving owner of a Pit Bull mix, I cried when I read this story. It broke my heart when I had to give my dog away when I moved from Richmond VA to FLA.. I wasn't moving until I found her a good home. It took me 2 months.I was very fortunate to find a loving home for Xena with someone who has nurturing experience with Pit Bulls. What was sad was at that time (Aug. 2006) over 40% of the dogs in shelters, no-kill shelters & foster homes were Pits. They have a bad reputation due to the Michaels Vicks of this world who put the almighty dollar over the welfare of "man's best friend". He is just another example of Greed. What? His football & Nike contracts weren't worth enough for him? He had to torture innocent dogs for a few more bucks? ALL 3 of them should be tortured likes the dogs they murdered. Every state should be like Florida. Animal Abuse is a felony!!

Posted at 5:39PM on Aug 1st 2007 by Tara

101. *************** TO ALL YOU IGNORANT A88HOLES ******************

Who keep writing "HE'S INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY..." LISTEN UP .............

That song is sooo tired and played out ... NEXT !!!!!!! One of Vick's cohorts is already scheduled to appear in front of Judge Hudson to cop a plea on Monday 9am. That means that this guy (Taylor) is going to spill his guts of everything he knows about Vick & his participation in this dog fighting ring. Vick's world is really gonna rock!!! This is such "BAD NEWZ" for Vick that everyone is laughing and cheering except him and his mamma...

And ANYONE with a brain and even the shadow of a soul should be cheering .... and trust me they are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:09PM on Jul 28th 2007 by noitall

102. To all you ding bats out there with eyes wide shut. How much more evidence do ya need to see the guy is guilty as sin? I truly question your intelligence. HELLO--it doesn't take a rocket scientist----------Justice has prevailed and ain't karma a bitch? I'd hate to be him in the eyes of the big guy upstairs.

Posted at 1:10PM on Jul 28th 2007 by MP

103. Get rid of the gang member!

Posted at 1:18PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Britney the train wreck

104. This sociopath is going to get everything he deserves!

Posted at 1:15PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Hollyweird

105. Its a sad situation, I hope he's innocent though. And no I'm not even a football fan at all. It's just that, so many young children look up to him. This is awful.....

Posted at 6:05PM on Jul 28th 2007 by Me....

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