The recent NFL lockout might have been the best thing to happen to women this summer. Why, you ask? Scared that the sanctity of their NFL game days would be stolen away this year, the labor strike gave men something to obsess over for four months as they imagined life with no NFL. At the […]
Nike has re-signed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick to an endorsement deal Friday, nearly four years after dropping him amid his legal troubles. Nike originally signed Vick as a rookie in 2001, and later terminated his contract in August 2007 after pleading guilty to dog fighting. Read More
via:eurweb Now that Nike has officially resigned Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted and served 21 months in federal prison for dogfighting, it’s not surprising to learn that some folks aren’t the least bit happy about it. That fact became clear when a Facebook campaign was started to boycott Nike and any […]
via:eurweb Ex-New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, a week after his release from prison on gun charges, pledged on Monday to preach against gun violence to America’s children. The 2008 Super Bowl star said the volunteer effort was the right move after serving nearly all of his 20-month sentence for weapons possession. In […]
via:eurweb Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who lost NFL riches and went to prison after becoming reviled for running a dog fighting operation, on Tuesday signed his first endorsement deal since serving 18 months in federal prison. The athlete signed a two-year contract with gridiron padding producer Unequal Technologies (UT), according to the Associated Press. […]
After serving prison time for running a dogfighting operation, Michael Vick has come back stronger than ever — as a football star, and, some would say, as a man. Source: Washington Post Comments | RSS | | More
Kevin Kolb and Stewart Bradley remain stalled in their recovery from concussions, meaning it is more and more likely that Michael Vick and Omar Gaither will start at quarterback and middle linebacker, respectively, when the Eagles visit Detroit Sunday.
Tony Dungy believes in mentoring and says it puts people on the right path — including his most famous pupil, Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick.
The trustee in Michael Vick’s bankruptcy case wants the return of at least $2 million that the NFL quarterback gave to friends and family members in the months before he was sent to federal prison for running a dogfighting operation.
