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Kyler Murray Apologizes After Posing in Michael Vick Jersey Alongside Pit Bull
Kyler Murray wore a Michael Vick jersey in an Instagram post with his dog, drawing social media reactions due to Vick's 2007 dogfighting conviction and Murray's young age then.
- On Tuesday, Kyler Murray shared an Instagram photo wearing Michael Vick's Virginia Tech jersey while seated with his pit bull Trunks beside a designer bag.
- Michael Vick's 2007 conviction shows he pleaded guilty to financing and participating in the Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting ring, where over 70 dogs were seized.
- Speaking on Wednesday, Murray told reporters, `In no way, shape or form do I condone animal cruelty or dog fighting, whatever it is,` and said his bulldogs Swoosh and Trunks `both get treated like kings`.
- Screenshots quickly spread on X, and fans on social media reacted with shock, prompting Murray to remove the Instagram post after seeing the blowback.
- On the field, Murray has helped the Arizona Cardinals to a 2-0 start; Vick retired in 2015 and is now Norfolk State's coach with a 1-2 record as of September 17.
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Cards' Murray sorry for post with Vick jersey, dog
Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray took down an Instagram post that included a photo of him wearing a Michael Vick jersey while posing with one of his bulldogs, saying that he "in no way, shape or form" condones dogfighting.
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