ALAMEDA, Calif. -- On the surface, it was a simple act, a swipe of a necklace that has launched a thousand jokes, memes and references to the movie "Friday" and its villainous, chain-snatching foil Deebo.
My grandmama gave me that chain.
And yet ...
Michael Crabtree seeing his chain snatched not once but twice by Aqib Talib carries a deeper cultural meaning, one that resonates in the Oakland Raiders' locker room so deeply that, no, his teammates are not upset with him. Not for getting in a fight with Talib.