After it was reported yesterday that Nike would be pulling Adrian Peterson jerseys from its shelves, ESPN’s Darren Rovell reported Wednesday morning that the company has decided to suspend their sponsorship of AP indefinitely:
BREAKING: Nike has suspended its endorsement contract with Adrian Peterson pic.twitter.com/Oq87qNxLYb
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) September 17, 2014
That sounds great and noble and everything, until you remember that much of Nike’s product comes via overseas sweatshops driven by awful child labor practices. But yeah, child abuse in America is completely unacceptable! Good for them.