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Ron Mexico Controversy
In March 2005 a woman named Sonya Elliot filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted genital herpes from Vick
and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease. Elliot further alleged that Vick had visited clinics under the alias
"Ron Mexico" to get treatments and thus he knew of his condition. This led to a deluge of fans ordering customized #7
Atlanta Falcons jerseys on NFLShop.com with the name "Mexico" on the back. Due to the media interest surrounding the
case, the National Football League disallowed the use of the jersey/name combination two days after the lawsuit.
On April 24, 2006 Vick's attorney revealed that the lawsuit had settled out of court with a undisclosed settlement.
Video game developer Midway Games has alluded to Vick and his Ron Mexico alter-ego in their 2006 title, Blitz: The
League. Due to Midway's loss of the National Football League license (EA Sports now has exclusive NFL licensing), all
teams and players in the game are fictitious. However, the "Washington Redhawks"' star quarterback is a mobile,
left-handed passer named "Mike Mexico."
In March 2005 a woman named Sonya Elliot filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted genital herpes from Vick
and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease. Elliot further alleged that Vick had visited clinics under the alias
"Ron Mexico" to get treatments and thus he knew of his condition. This led to a deluge of fans ordering customized #7
Atlanta Falcons jerseys on NFLShop.com with the name "Mexico" on the back. Due to the media interest surrounding the
case, the National Football League disallowed the use of the jersey/name combination two days after the lawsuit.
On April 24, 2006 Vick's attorney revealed that the lawsuit had settled out of court with a undisclosed settlement.
Video game developer Midway Games has alluded to Vick and his Ron Mexico alter-ego in their 2006 title, Blitz: The
League. Due to Midway's loss of the National Football League license (EA Sports now has exclusive NFL licensing), all
teams and players in the game are fictitious. However, the "Washington Redhawks"' star quarterback is a mobile,
left-handed passer named "Mike Mexico."
