NFL Clubs Checking Prospects On Facebook, MySpace, etc.

[HPF Bob]

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“I have a Facebook page. I’m rarely on it. But when I was in college, I didn’t have anything to hide,” said Houston Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, a 2007 first-rounder. “But I was just mindful of whatever was on there. If you had the slightest doubt that it might create some controversy [it wasn’t on there]. My whole thing is that I live by the phrase ‘You don’t want to give anybody a reason.’ ”

Added Atlanta Falcons ’08 second-round pick Curtis Lofton, “This is a very important time in your life. You’ve got to do everything possible to put yourself in a better situation and your family in a better situation. It would probably be best to just stay off those things until after the draft.”