Virginia Tech Retailers Cry on the Inside as Vick's Troubles Continue

Retailers around the Virginia Tech campus have begun pulling Michael Vick paraphernalia from their shelves in response to customer complaints, the Collegiate Times writes. Once a Hokie hero and local retail cash cow, Vick has fallen on hard times. Meanwhile, store owners are cringing at the lost revenue; one estimates that he used to sell six Vick jerseys for every non-Vick jersey he sold. But this same retailer is the forgiving type. "I feel like once [the NFL reinstates] him, we can reinstate him to the store," he said. "Everybody deserves a second chance." —Alison Go