Terrell Owens
With the emergence of social sites like Facebook and Twitter especially, players get to connect with their fans in ways that were never accessible before. Unfortunately for the players who engage in those sites, it could work against them.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL has fined Bengals receiver Terrell Owens $5,000 for violation of the league’s social media policy.
Owens was on Twitter one hour before last Sunday’s kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which is too close to the cut-off limit. Here is the tweet that he will soon feel in his bank account:
A lucky fan wearing my jersey 2day will get a signed football by Me & Ocho Cinco! My asst will pick U out!! Good luck!
Though it’s relatively harmless, commissioner Roger Goodell and the league have this policy in place for a reason and, as we’ve seen, won’t be shy about docking players a good chunk of change if they break the rules.
