Michael Vick jersey available for your dog

Gerk · #1 08-20-2009, 11:02 AM

If you own a dog and a twisted sense of humor, the NFL is ready and willing to help turn your four-legged friend into a Michael Vick fan for the small fee of $39.99 plus tax and shipping. That's the price you'll pay for the "custom pet jersey" selling on the NFL's Web site at NFLshop.com, where a Daily News reporter placed an order Wednesday for a Philadelphia Eagles dog jersey, size large, with the No. 7 and the name "VICK" on the back. At the NFL, that's business as usual. "Like any other player, (customers) can obtain that name and that jersey if they wish," league spokesman Greg Aiello said. "As far as putting it on the dog product, he's working with humane societies, working to educate others on this issue, so we don't see a problem." The NFL keeps a surreal list of more than 1,100 words and names that shoppers cannot use when customizing their jerseys, consisting mostly of swears, slurs and an avalanche of sexual references that would make Caligula blush.-- NY Daily News