Gang Signs in the NFL? Is This Really an Issue?

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I guess I wasn’t that aware that a lot of Pro Football players had times to be in gangs. Otherwise why would the league be stepping up and monitoring players on the field and their hand gestures to make sure they are not the sign of a gang? Seems kind of odd for the league to suddenly with the opening of training camp a few days away for some teams to put this out to the media that they are calling a group in to go over tapes to see that players are behaving.

The LA Times said today that experts were going over tapes to see what players or team officials may be using hand gestures that are actually gang signs. Sounds to me like the league has a little too much time on their hands to be going over this stuff. I mean, is this really a problem in the league? I honestly think that the NBA is more of a breeding ground for gang sings than the NFL.

“We were always suspicious that might be happening,” it quoted Mike Pereira, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, as saying of gang-related signals. “But the Paul Pierce thing (fined for making a sign at a game vs the Hawks) is what brought it to light. When he was fined, that’s when we said we need to take a look at it and see if we need to be aware of it.” I guess I can applaud the league for taking a stance and making sure this DOESN’T become an issue, but to me, it seems like a whole lot to do about nothing.

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4 Responses to “Gang Signs in the NFL? Is This Really an Issue?”

  1. u dumb asses says:

    u dumb asses, jay-z is showin the rocafella sign, thats his label, get a life

  2. if the players are in a gang let them show it but if something happens to them or their team they should take the responseability for it

  3. i think gang are stupid and throwing up a gang sighn in public is even dumber that causes issues and people get hurt the problem with gangsters is that they dont think of the people around them

  4. qw says:

    everyone knows thats the Illuminati sign that Jay z does

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