Twitter Wars

Twitter is a great way for celebrities to communicate with fans, but it is also becoming a way for athletes to attack each other verbally.  There have been many examples, recently, not just limited to the NFL.  But, there are a few that have happened lately that have caught my attention.

First, were the tweets related to the Jay Cutler injury sustained in the NFC Championship game against the Packers.  Many NFL veterans and current players including Maurice Jones-Drew and Kirk Morrison questioned Cutler’s heart due to his inability to return to the game after sustaining what later turned out to be a sprained MCL.  Cutler would’ve struggled to play in the Super Bowl if he had to go and even though he appeared to be indifferent about the situation on the sideline he did have a legitimate injury.  San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers said he sustained a similair injury in the playoffs a couple of years ago and had to be relievedby Billy Volek.

Next, were the Packers players that are on injured reserve voicing or tweeting their concerns about not being included in the team picture.  Nick Barnett and Jermichael Finley have both missed most of the season due to injury and the team had originally scheduled to have their team picture on Tuesday of the week before the Super Bowl.  The Packers criticized the players for commenting about the situation on Twitter, but also pushed the pictures back so that all the players (even those on IR) would be included in the picture.

Antonio Cromartie and Matt Hasselbeck took their Twitter battle to the next level.  Cromartie had voiced his oppinion saying that the two sides of the labor dispute need to come together and come up with a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement).  Seattle’ starting quarterback  Hasselbeck tweeted that Cromartie probably doesn’t know what CBA stands for.  The often outspoken Cromartie wasn’t amused.  He twitted “I will smash your face.”  I found this amusing and pictured Cromartie being sent on a corner blitz straight for Hasselbeck.

But, honestly how seriously can you take threats or comments made via Twitter?  I text crazy stuff all the time and isn’t that all this is (crazy talk)?  In the case of the Packers players, I really fell they got their point across though.  So, it also may have an ability to effect social or business injustices.  We will see as the popularity of this social media increases.