Washington Redskins: Damage Control
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The Washington Redskins have a very efficient public relations / media department. A few hours after the Clinton Portis / Chris Samuels television interview where they expressed their perspective on dog fighting, the public relations people were in ‘damage control mode’:
“ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins apologized Tuesday for comments running back Clinton Portis made during a television interview ridiculing authorities for pursuing possible dog fighting charges against Michael Vick.
Also, tackle Chris Samuels said he was wrong for joking about dog fighting during the interview he and Portis did Monday with WAVY-TV in Norfolk.”
link: Samuels: ‘We were wrong’
The Washington Redskins marketing people know that it does not help to have the corporate image tarnished with killing dogs and having its employees advocating an activity where dogs are maimed and destroyed. It just doesn’t go along with the apple-pie-American football image - and it is just bad for business. Too bad Messrs Portis and Samuels created such a ‘mess‘ when they had a moment of unscripted candor.
Catherine Forsythe
[tags]dogs, clinton portis, chris samuels, washington redskins, nfl, dog fighting, public relations, spin, money, candor, damage control[/tags]
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Washington Redskins: Damage Control
July 16th, 2007
at 10:31am
Washington Redskins: Damage Control…
Great post. Thanks! I’ll add a link to your post….
Gina
July 22nd, 2007
at 5:36pm
People won’t forget the images of 70 scarred, skeletal pit bulls chained on Vick’s property along with dog fighting paraphernalia. Or of actual dog fighting shown on the news after his possible involvement became public. The attitude that everyone should forget for the sake of the NFL is disgusting. It’s this type thinking that allows animal cruelty to continue and comments from Clinton Portis and Chris Samuels to actually come out their mouth this day & age.
Here is a millionaire NFL star, so disgusting & greedy as to allegedly participate & profit off torture and killing innocent animals. I will never forget & if the NFL allows Vick to play if found guilty, the public outcry will be huge.