Vick Jersey (Ron Mexico alias)

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Vick's alias not funny to NFL, real guy
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Since that name was listed as an alias for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in a lawsuit filed last month, a number of people have gone to the NFL's online store to order Vick's No. 7 replica jersey with a personalized "MEXICO" on the back.

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Now, fans trying to order the customized jersey get this message: "The personalization entered cannot be accepted."

The alias was printed in court documents in a civil lawsuit filed March 14 that alleges Vick, infected the woman with herpes. Vick has said he will fight the charges.

Among the parties listed in the lawsuit is "Ron Mexico," which the plaintiff's attorneys claim Vick has used as a pseudonym. Vick's attorney, Lawrence Woodward, did not immediately return repeated calls to his office this week.

The Falcons haven't commented on the case.

NFLShop.com, meanwhile, has added the pseudonym to its list of banned names, along with obscenities and others deemed improper.

"We did instruct our NFL Shop to not sell those jerseys," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "The jerseys are intended for fans who want to have their name on a jersey. Obviously, this was in direct reference to recent events. We decided it's inappropriate to sell jerseys with that particular name on it."

NFLShop.com employees and supervisors were notified in an internal memo Monday that they were no longer allowed to sell Falcons jerseys with the Mexico name, customer service representatives said when asked about it.

The NFL would not provide a copy of the memo. McCarthy said "only a handful" of orders for the Mexico jerseys had been placed, and none were sold. Anyone who placed an order for the jersey will receive an e-mail letting them know the order has been canceled and their money will be refunded.

A few "Ron Mexico" T-shirts have popped up on eBay, though none of the NFL's licensed replica jerseys have been sold or posted for sale on the Internet auction site.

"If somebody bought a jersey during the time the NFL Shop was selling them, it's their item to buy or sell if they got it legitimately," eBay spokesman Hani Durzy said. "We would not pull the listing if it did not violate any other policies."

News of the made-up moniker has circulated on sports talk shows and Web sites.

"This is life. This is freedom of speech. You can't control what people say or do. As long as you control yourself and conduct yourself in a well-mannered way, that's all you can do," said Falcons safety Keion Carpenter.

Carpenter is Vick's best friend on the team and a business partner who helped the quarterback start his youth football camps.

A web site, www.ronmexico.com, features a Ron Mexico T-shirt with Vick's image, his number and "MEXICO", available for purchase at $16.07, and links to news articles about the lawsuit.

The owner of the site, a 30-year-old Chicago man who would not give his name, said it already has viewed at least 10,000 times and he has sold about 100 of the T-shirts.

"I don't want the site to represent a judgment on the case or Vick as a person," he said in a telephone interview. "It's making fun of the alleged porno name. The guy is an amazing player, so the nickname's going to stick with him regardless, one way or the other."

The attention has also thrust an unwilling Ron Mexico (not an alias) into the spotlight.

"I've been getting a ton of calls. People are asking me if I know him. I don't, of course," said Mexico, an auto parts supplier in Brighton, Mich. "How do you pull a name like that out of the air? Use Bob Smith or Jim Johnson; there's 50 million of them. Out of all the names in the whole world, I wanna know how he picked this name out," Mexico wondered. He said he only knows of two other Ron Mexicos - and he's related to both of them

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Other banned jerseys...

Here's just a sampling of some of the words on the NFL's official list of 1,159 banned words and phrases that are not allowed to be placed on the back of their league-licensed jerseys and apparel.




ATHLETES FOOT — Why is the NFL persecuting an ailment promoted so heavily by John Madden?

AXING THE WEASEL — Not even for Pauly Shore?

BARELY LEGAL — Not to be confused with those baseball players narrowly passing steroid tests.

BARF or BARF FACE — But at least BAR FLY is fine.

BASTARD — Unfortunately, FAT BASTARD doesn't make the cut either.

BAZONGAS — But BAZOOKAS is OK?

BISEXUAL — Pure bi-sexism.

BIATCH — Sorry, Snoop.

BLACK OUT — The hard-core energy lobbyists at work.

BUDWEISER — So far, plenty of other beer brands are available.

BUNGHOLE — Sorry, Beavis.

BUTT HEAD — Sorry, Butthead.

CARRUTH or RAE CARRUTH — Pretty interesting.

DAHMER — Imagine coming across the middle in your playground game and seeing a safety with this on the back.

DAMN — Note to Tom Arnold: Change to DARN.

DEFECATE — Not even for <ID>Najeh Davenport</ID>?

DO ME — Bell Biv Devoe gets shot down again.

DOGGY STYLE — Hatin' on Snoop again.

DOME — More evidence that football should always be played outdoors, right Colts?

DONG — Sorry, Sixteen Candles fans.

DRE — No love for Dr. Dre either.

DRUNK — Even though many of the people wearing the jerseys are wasted?

EASY SLUT — Curbing shameless self-promotion.

ERECTION — But mentioning it during the commercials is OK apparently.

F TOYOTA — Someone's a Toyota hater.

FATSO — NFL legend Art Donovan's nickname.

FLOGGIN THE DOLPHIN — Must have been a Jets fan.

GOD and GOT JESUS — You can still thank them after the game though.

HE HATE MERod Smart fans are in trouble.

HOLE — Sorry, Courtney Love.

HOOTERS — Terry Bradshaw's favorite place to eat wings is not NFL sanctioned.

HOSTAGE — Even if you're just hostage to the salary cap.

I LOVE BEER — Sorry, Homer.

JESUS CHRIST — Not even on Sundays?

K MART — No Kenyon Martin fans allowed.

NEON DEON or PRIMETIME — Classic persecution of Deion Sanders.

PHQUE — A clever effort, though.

PISSER — Boston fans' No. 1 request.

TRAILER TRASH — Even if you bring your trailer to a tailgate?

SATAN — Neither Satan nor Jesus have NFL access.

SHAG — What about Scooby?

SHOWTIME — HBO is OK though.

SWEETNESS — Honestly, this is horrendous for any Walter Payton fan.

SYPHILIS — Shouldn't this be allowed just to see who would do it?

TANG — No astronauts allowed.

TRISEXUAL — What does this even mean? TROJAN — Pure envy since USC could whip the bottom five NFL teams.
 

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