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Witches' Brew: Brew Bits: Nike Marries Vick Again...... Sorta

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Brew Bits: Nike Marries Vick Again...... Sorta



But, they are only supplying him with product, no contract. I'm not sure if I get it then but whatevs! I guess it's a good thing for Mike as he continues to pick himself back up.....

NEW YORK -- Michael Vick is back with Nike two years after the company severed ties over the quarterback's involvement in a dogfighting ring. "Mike has a long-standing, great relationship with Nike, and he looks forward to continuing that relationship," his agent, Joel Segal, said Wednesday. Segal would not reveal terms of the agreement.

Nike, however, denied it had signed Vick to a sponsorship contract in a statement released to CNBC.
"Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick," Nike spokesman Kejuan Wilkins said in the statement to CNBC. "We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."

The supposed deal was announced during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium by Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick.

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At Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 5:05:00 AM EDT , Blogger XIRUS said...

i am still jealous, even with no contract! i would kill for some NIKE gear right about now. 1 pair of shoes takes a big bite out of my unemployment check. DAMMIT!

 

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