AirTran Pulls Vick Billboard, Calls it 'Coincidence'

Following Michael Vick's "airport incident" earlier this week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that "AirTran Airways pulled down its last billboard featuring the Falcons quarterback." The good news for Vick, however, is that AirTran claims the move was just a coincidence and had nothing to do with him trying to sneak marijuana through airport security:

"It's a coincidence," said AirTran marketing director Tad Hutcheson, adding that the airline has no plans to alter its marketing deal with Vick.

He said the company switched several billboards featuring Vick and teammate Warrick Dunn about two weeks ago after the Falcons lost their last game of the season.

As for Vick's future, Hutcheson said, "Our intention is not to drop Mr. Vick. He has been a great endorser for us."

"Plus," Hutcheson added, "Vick gets us the best weed ... at a discount, so it would be crazy to get rid of him." (In case you can't tell, I made the quote up; Hutcheson didn't really say that.)

As part of Vick's deal, he gets flight privileges with AirTran, which explains why they are his carrier of choice. No one's yet explained why Vick needed to smuggle the 420 onto a plane for an 8:20 flight. I mean, didn't he have a watch?