NFL Clubs Checking Prospects On Facebook, MySpace, etc.

[HPF Bob]

Yahoo link

Essentially, teams thinking of who to draft are combing through networking sites like MySpace and Facebook to get the inside dirt on players. Some go to the lengths of creating fake female profiles who might be added to a player's friends list in order to get the lowdown.

Devious? Yes. Underhanded? Certainly. But when you are about to hand millions to some 21- or 22-year-old, you probably need to know if he's got an inner gangsta waiting to break free. Bet some teams like the Titans and Bengals wish they had thought of this before making some of their picks of recent years.