Not Shocking: NFL Bans In-Game Tweets
So, until this week, the NFL had yet to set any parameters on in-game tweets. Twitter’s cultural explosion came after the season commenced, and since the majority of NFL players on the platform didn’t join till your mom decided to try it out when she updated once with “Testing out this Twitter thing for the first time … not sure I get it!” and proceeded to never update again, it wasn’t an issue last season.
But it’s an issue this season. As Will wrote Tuesday, Chad Ocho Cinco said he was going to tweet during games this season, and then an NFL official said the League is going to look into that one. Well, the NFL sat on it for a day or so, and has cited an pre-existing rule to ban it.
This morning, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello advised us of the league’s position.
“We already have a rule that prohibits the use of cell phones or other handheld devices in the bench area during games,” Aiello told us via e-mail.
But, do you think this will stop Chad Oco Cinco? This will not stop Chad Ocho Cinco. For instance:
I give him till Week 4 to pull this stunt.
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