Comments on: Defamatory Tweet Costs NFL Player $600,000

By: Luci

Luci — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:22:37 +0000

Vlad beat me to what I wanted to say.
Seems pretty shortsighted of the player really – whether he got suspended for undermining his coach or the the gay-related comments, he should of thought about what he was doing/tweeting
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By: Vlad Zablotskyy

Vlad Zablotskyy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:42:30 +0000

Don’t these guys have the zillions dollars contracts? You need to spend them one way or another

It is amazing though how costly a 140 characters can be and potentially affect your career.
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By: Jacinta

Jacinta — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:29:39 +0000

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By: Todd Allison

Todd Allison — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0000

I think people are really misrepresenting what went on here. Even if the slur wasn’t included he would still be getting this suspension. The suspension is for undermining his coach not for the slur. Teams don’t take kindly to public criticism of their coach.

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How to monitor your athletes on Twitter | Freelance Social Media — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:16 +0000

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