Report: Nike says no contract with Vick
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Report: Nike says no contract with Vick
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Yesterday, reports surfaced that Michael Vick had his first endorsement deal since returning to the NFL.
Vick's agent, Joel Segal, told the Inquirer's Mike Jensen that the Eagles' quarterback was "looking forward to working with Nike" again.
Meanwhile, at a conference in New York, Mike Principe, the managing director of BEST (a sports marketing and promotion company that represents Vick) reportedly announced that the Eagles' quarterback was back with Nike.
However, this morning, while it appears there is some type of agreement, it's not exactly what you might have thought when the news was first reported.
CNBC's Darren Rovell got comment from a Nike spokesman, who said on the record that the company has no contractual agreement with Vick, only that it would provide him with free product.
“Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick," spokesman Kejuan Wilkins said in a statement to Rovell. "We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike.”
Not exactly what was announced by Vick's camp.
In other news, ex-Eagle Hollis Thomas has signed with the Carolina Panthers, according to a report by the Associated Press. The Eagles worked out Thomas in the offseason, but he ended up signing with the Rams. St. Louis released him after Thomas saw a reserve role in its first three games.
More later, including a national media links roundup, which we haven't done in awhile.
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perfect pun...Nike is officially "back pedaling"...— wvbillz- You think pro players buy their own gear? Have you been living in a cave? I supposed you think baseball players buy their own bats and gloves too. These companies supply this stuff to players for free because it's advertising for them. They want players being seen on TV wearing and using their gear.— JimG
- ... perhaps the dog keeps eating his sneakers!!! Shame on you NIKE!!— mgoodkcp
- Div I college players don't buy their own gear either...— dankil13
- I just can't stand people who condemn other people. I dont agree for what he did, I have 3 Rottweilers and they are part of my family and I agree on what he did was wrong, but why crucify him for the rest of his life. I dont agree that the majority of the people are acting childish. People, you need to give this individual an opportunity to live his life, and instead of trying to criticize him, LOOK IN A MIRROR, YOU ARE NOT PERFECT EITHER!!! Life is full of happiness, go live it at it's best :D— tonygreeneagle5
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- Poor dierte must be crying in his beer. Boohoohoo!— johnstevenson
sensitivy and common sense prevails at Nike Corporate. Thank you!— tulipwalk- Comment removed.
- JimG - And I suppose the players don't have to buy their own helmets or shoulder pads either??? Wow. Who knew?— CarpGuy
- So I'm trying to get this straight - It's news when a guy who never left continues to play (Favre). And it's news when a guy who doesn't have any endorsements still doesn't have any endorsements (Vick). Do I have this correct or is there something I'm missing here? Is the next big sports story on Philly.com going to be that the Flyers will be playing their games on ice this year?— mikegdj
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- If the Panthers want the Birds' leftovers, can they ship them Reggie Brown, Sean Jones, and maybe Sav Rocca if they can find a better punter?— HandNik
- Nike, if you sign Vick, I'll call on everyone I and my friends and family know to boycott your products. Vick has yet to convincingly apologize and atone for brutally torturing and killing dogs.— CCC
Maybe they can get some orphans and prisoners to stitch those free shoes up cheap.- Hello Reebok! When you consider that this kid sold more merchandise than any NFL player in the history of the game should he be sincere in his attempts at reform he'll again dominate the market. NIKE wants to be in the Game there's not doubt about that. Look what Iverson did for Reebok. That was a gamble that paid off handsomely for reebok. Reebok signed Iverson before he signed his deal with the Sixers right out of Georgetown his contracts were worth more than 150 Million. He's made more mony from Reebok than his salary with all three teams combined in the NBA.— Dexter
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