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Adidas has signed Aaron Rodgers.
NFL/NCAA FEET & GEAR: '15-'16 SEASONS FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT/CLEATS/GLOVES/JERSEYS ETC.
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My take on this would be that Nike was fine with letting Rodgers go to whomever would pay him based on the fact he probably doesn't have more than 5-7 years of "marketability" left. They are fine with Luck, Wilson, and whatever rising stars they have in their lineup who will likely require far less to stay with the brand over a longer course of time and who have more years left in the NFL. As noted elsewhere, Rodgers, regardless of MVPs or Super Bowl Rings is never going to sell like top or even close to the top basketball stars do with their shoes. As much as I would love to have seen Rodgers stay, I don't fault him for taking the dough and running with it. Nike has more than enough in its pipeline of football talent and other marketable athletes. Just my .02
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^ Nike lost Wilson to UA. Watt to Reebok.
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Wilson is with UA now. And 5-7 years of marketability is more than a long time to make a difference.
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I am not disagreeing with you. Just wondering from Nike's perspective, does 5-7 Rodgers change the # of football cleats they sell over that time??- my guess is no.
Didn't realize Wilson is with UA now, but good for them and him. Knew about Watt. Don't think many Defensive Ends sell cleats but maybe I am completely wrong.
Irony here is I am a huge Packers and Badgers fan and these guys mentioned all happen to have state ties to Wisconsin. I would like nothing more than for them to be with swoosh but as football players and haveing a limited shelf life, you probably gotta take whatever the best offer is. I get that- this isn't hoops where you can count on 15 years provided your knees and legs hold up and you have other-world skills. You got a guy like Curry going from swoosh to UA and that really "shifts the spectrum" a good bit. I don't see these moves in football making near as much a difference to the playing field for the various brands involved. Obviously Adidas feels differently so more power to them. I wish #12 nothing but the best regardless of what brand he wears.
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Them Oregon Untouchables look nice.
Would have gone with Untouchables, if only they released in smaller sizes.
Would have gone with Untouchables, if only they released in smaller sizes.
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Retro 7 cleats in various colorways. Not sure if theyre gonna release, there wasnt mention of it the in the article
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They have picked up
Amari Cooper
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Richard Sherman
ODBJr
Victor Cruz
Leonard Williams
im sure losing Aaron is ok the future is bright
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Those VII's are PE's for NFL players this season.
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UA signed Demaryius Thomas
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I'm always hesitant to recommend sizing because every foot is different but for my pair of Untouchables I went TTS and was very happy and surprised by the fit.
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go up a .5 defiantly
Im a true 9.5 in most of my shoes and wear a sz 10 in ALL of my cleats and I have every vapor or speed cleat from oregon since 2010 and these untouchables are MAD tight/snug I currently have wooden shoe wideners in them to loosen them up
when I copped the FSU untouchables from a player they told "are you sure you want a sz 10? they run small bro" I felt like hey all my cleats are size 10 so why switch now soon as I got them I knew I should have went up .5 size to a 10.5
I pulled the trigger on the Oregon ones thinking since they was worn in practice and at the rose bowl they would be just right and I was wrong
But I will come back and give my review on how they fit after I try to loosen them up
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My TTS was snug at first, it would actually hurt my left big toe after being in them for a little while. But after a few wears, they def broke in and I'm glad I stuck TTS bc I think going up .5 size would make them too long, although I can't say for sure.
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Yeah im gonna try abd stretch mine a little
they fit perfect with no socks but with oregon vapor socks they fit very snug
I have had shoe wideners in them for 2 days now and plan on playing this after noon so we shall see how it goes
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Nike doesn't need players to sell gear
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Nike doesn't need players to sell gear
you sure about that?
Michael Jordan ring a bell?
If all Nike athletes including MJ never signed that dotted line Nike would be on the back burner
to keep the cycle going they add athletes year in and out
MJ
LeBron
Tiger
Serena
Kobe
KD
Calvin Johnson
Richard Sherman
are some of the big names now just think if all those guys was on Adidas
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I meant football players.
Calvin Johnson doesn't move gear
All his junk has wound up at Ross and Marshalls.
Football players are no where near as marketable as basketball players because basketball players can be marketed all over the world.
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I'm pretty miffed about this. MSU comes out with new home and away jerseys and nothing is available. Only limited they released is the alternate uni. The kids version of the home green has all the details of the official jersey, but the replica has very little. I just want to get a custom #1 Limited.
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Adrian Peterson decked out in Adidas. Anyone else notice Vernon Davis with UA cleats, but Nike gloves? And Anquan Boldin wearing soccer boots again this season.
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I can't agree with this. Those CJ shoes don't sell cuz they're ugly. Look what Nike did with Vick back in the day, killed it.
I meant football players.
Calvin Johnson doesn't move gear
All his junk has wound up at Ross and Marshalls.
Football players are no where near as marketable as basketball players because basketball players can be marketed all over the world.
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Yep, VD has been doing that since at least 2012, he usually wears those Nike Vapor Jet 2.0's but wore the Vapor Flys in the Super Bowl. Anquan loves the Mercurial boots as well, but he switches cleats almost every game, I've seen him in old Super Speed D's, Jordans, etc.
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I meant football players.
Calvin Johnson doesn't move gear
All his junk has wound up at Ross and Marshalls.
Football players are no where near as marketable as basketball players because basketball players can be marketed all over the world.
Deion Sanders
Bo
Barry Sanders
Michael Vick
done right and the right player can move product period
Nike needs athletes not the other way aroudn
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