In 1997, Fuzzy Zoeller became best known for urging Tiger Woods not to order fried chicken or collard greens for the PGA Champions Dinner. In 2005, veteran linebacker Junior Seau suggested that the best way to stop LaDainian Tomlinson is to feed him fried chicken and watermelon. And now, in 2007, Arthur Blank throws his fried chicken into the ring by suggesting that Michael Vick may not be in football shape after three years in prison if he eats too much fried chicken and fires.

Considering the millions of dollars each of these gentlemen have, don’t you think they could hire a publicist?

To be fair, Blank’s comments have been taken out of context by the multitude of media outlets reporting them. There was likely no malicious intent behind the comment, it was just a very, very poor choice of words. Besides, by all accounts Vick will be in great shape after prison. Rumor has it they have a rather intense shower workout there that involves a bar of soap and a large, angry inmate…