NFL can't erase all gang signs

By DAVID CLIMER • The Tennessean • July 19, 2008 Once again, the NFL front office is checking the tape. These guys edit more film than Spielberg. Now that Spygate has been put to rest, the league is reviewing video of past games in search of what has been described as "suspicious" hand gestures by players. Specifically, the NFL is on the lookout for gang signals that may or may not have been flashed during games. On first glance, this seems like prudent action by Commissioner Roger Goodell. The last thing the NFL wants is to be perceived as gang-friendly. But where do you draw the line? One man's gang sign might be another man's shout-out to his pals back home. When Steve McNair was playing for the Titans, he celebrated each touchdown with the sign of his college fraternity, Omega Psi Phi. McNair is retired now, but he wasn't... [read full story]