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Misunderestimated (Brian H.)I agree that Vick has become a corporate liability to anyone and that the companies that use him as an endorcer would be foolish not to distance themselves from him.
But I was surprised that UD not only got rid of him as an endorser but also as a subject in their set. Simply having a card of him in the set isn't the same thing as using him and his image in promoting their products. That was where I thought the treatment of Vick was rather unusual and (I think) unprecedented. After all there have been some pretty despised players in card sets over the years including players facing accusations as, or even more, serious than those Vick now confronts.
UD is well-within its rights to do whatever it wants with VIck's cards so that's not an issue either. Being included in a card set isn't a matter of free speech or something so there is no principled reason that they shouldn't pull all Vick's cards.... I was just surprised that UD went this far in this case.