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Nike is famous—some would say infamous—for sticking with athletes in trouble. Look no further than Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger. But some sports stars screw up too much. Like Michael Vick, the star quarterback who went to federal prison on dogfighting charges. The grisly images and pressure from animal-rights groups prompted Nike to drop Vick in 2007 after the allegations surfaced. There were reports last year that Nike had reupped with Vick, but the brand denied that and said it had just sent him some free shoes.
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