Vick Gets New Endorsement Deal With Nike

Athletic-apparel company cut ties with QB over dogfighting rap
Posted Sep 30, 2009 6:24 PM CDT
Vick Gets New Endorsement Deal With Nike
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick speaks about dogfighting in Washington yesterday.   (AP Photo)

Nike, which ate a reported $1.5 million when it severed ties with Michael Vick over his dogfighting rap in 2007, has signed the quarterback to a new endorsement deal. “He has always been a fan of the brand and looks forward to the relationship,” his agent tells SportsBusiness Journal of Vick, 29, who Sunday played his first NFL game in nearly 3 years.
(More Michael Vick stories.)

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