Cincinnati Bengals’ wide-receiver Chad Ochocinco recently upset some folks at the NFL when he tweeted during game time and was slapped with a $25,000 fine as a result of the. His reaction? To apologize and complain about his car payments…on Twitter.
Apparently there is a rule which specifies that ” NFL players aren’t permitted to post messages on social media websites starting 90 minutes before kickoff and until postgame media obligations are fulfilled.” Ochocinco broke this rule by tweeting ” twice-once before the game and once during.”
These are the two tweets in question:
Neither tweet seems harmful in my view, but I assume rules are rules-even once they mean that two tweets cost someone $25,000. [ Fast Company ]
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