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Nike said Thursday that it does not have a "contractual relationship" with Michael Vick, a day after the quarterback's agent announced a deal with the manufacturer.
Nike said it has "agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."
On Wednesday, Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick, announced during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium that the Philadelphia Eagles player had a new deal with Nike.
"He actually just became a Nike client," Principe said Wednesday. "He has a new deal with Nike that we're all very pleased about."
Principe declined to comment Thursday.
Vick's agent, Joel Segal, said later Wednesday that Vick looked forward to continuing his relationship with Nike, adding that the player and company had agreed not to release terms of the deal.
Segal did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday.
Nike had initially declined to comment Wednesday night.
Nike, which signed Vick as a rookie in 2001, terminated his contract in August 2007 after he filed a plea agreement admitting his involvement in a dogfighting ring.
BILLS: Cornerback Leodis McKelvin was placed on season-ending injured reserve to clear room for the team to add running back Marshawn Lynch to the active roster after an exemption expired for Lynch, who had completed an NFL-imposed three-game suspension.
COWBOYS: Owner Jerry Jones says running back Marion Barber, who is recovering from a thigh injury, should play against the Broncos.
JETS: Cornerback Darrelle Revis and safeties Kerry Rhodes and Jim Leonhard, a former Raven, fully participated in practice and appear set to play against the Saints.
REDSKINS: Reed Doughty will replace Chris Horton at strong safety. Defensive coordinator Greg Blache also said there will be strategic changes against Tampa Bay, with a more "maverick" approach.
TV RATINGS: Fox has posted its highest average rating for the first three weeks since the network started televising the league in 1994. Fox said it's averaging an 11.2 rating and 24 share, up 23 percent from this period last year.
Earlier this season, the Giants-Cowboys Sunday night game on NBC drew the highest rating for any prime-time regular-season game since 2000.
Nike said it has "agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."
On Wednesday, Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick, announced during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium that the Philadelphia Eagles player had a new deal with Nike.
"He actually just became a Nike client," Principe said Wednesday. "He has a new deal with Nike that we're all very pleased about."
Principe declined to comment Thursday.
Vick's agent, Joel Segal, said later Wednesday that Vick looked forward to continuing his relationship with Nike, adding that the player and company had agreed not to release terms of the deal.
Segal did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday.
Nike had initially declined to comment Wednesday night.
Nike, which signed Vick as a rookie in 2001, terminated his contract in August 2007 after he filed a plea agreement admitting his involvement in a dogfighting ring.
BILLS: Cornerback Leodis McKelvin was placed on season-ending injured reserve to clear room for the team to add running back Marshawn Lynch to the active roster after an exemption expired for Lynch, who had completed an NFL-imposed three-game suspension.
COWBOYS: Owner Jerry Jones says running back Marion Barber, who is recovering from a thigh injury, should play against the Broncos.
JETS: Cornerback Darrelle Revis and safeties Kerry Rhodes and Jim Leonhard, a former Raven, fully participated in practice and appear set to play against the Saints.
REDSKINS: Reed Doughty will replace Chris Horton at strong safety. Defensive coordinator Greg Blache also said there will be strategic changes against Tampa Bay, with a more "maverick" approach.
TV RATINGS: Fox has posted its highest average rating for the first three weeks since the network started televising the league in 1994. Fox said it's averaging an 11.2 rating and 24 share, up 23 percent from this period last year.
Earlier this season, the Giants-Cowboys Sunday night game on NBC drew the highest rating for any prime-time regular-season game since 2000.
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