As a Volunteer for kitties, one of the things that comes up is how I feel about Michael Vick being reinstated. I think he should be allowed to work and his job is that of an NFL quarterback. What I am not in favor of happening is any sponsorship deal he may get associated with his work as a quarterback. He may or may not turn into a good spokesman for animal rights and non-abuse and so on, But I don’t really see that as the issue.
I suspect his return to football will raise some interesting issues, and one of the worthy things that will come out of this is how much money he isn’t making given his criminal status, since much of the money these quarterbacks and professional athletes in general get come from sponsorship deals which I think is something that is not going to be available to him. And as far as that is concerned, yes I would support a boycott of any product or service that uses him as their spokesperson.
