Ick's Corner

Well it was only a matter of time before the NFL to start looking at its player, to see if they are using *Gang Signs* during celebrations. The NBA has a similar program in place, ask Paul Pierce who was fined $25,000 for throwing what some considered gang signs in the this years playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks. The NFL talks to all rookies coming into the league about various things from finances, people they choose for their *inner circle* and gang affiliations. I will say this its truly sad that pro sports have come to this, but at this point nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to sports.

It is only becoming obvious a very large percentage of the players coming into pro sports these days have had very little structure and guidance growing up. If you give a kid straight out of college a check for $10 million dollars, and he has no money management skills and a poor choice of friends around him you get a kid that will take $20,000 in one dollar bills to a strip club so him and his pose can make it rain. (Aka Pacman Jones) Pacman and Michael Vick are prime examples of the statement above.