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JockStocks: A look at the Nike/Mike Vick saga

To Mike Vick or not to Mike Vick, that is the question, and the controversy that is surrounding athletic apparel giant Nike (NYSE: NKE).

Actually it isn't too much of a question, mainly because the company that once used Vick as a celebrity endorser dumped him and his products once he was arrested and charged with running a dog-fighting ring. Vick has spent his time in prison and has since been signed as a back-up quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Well, earlier this week Mike Principe (one of Vick's agents) announced that Vick had recently inked a deal with Nike. This announcement caused quite a bit of Internet backlash toward the Swoosh, but there were many that thought the deal was "bogus." (That quote is from a tweet by CNBC's Darren Rovell.)

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