Well, not exactly. The explosion of Twitter in the world in the past year or so has caused many an athlete to Tweet. Possibly the most famous of them all is the NBA's Shaquille O'Neal who is hilarious. Other athlete's doing so are Warren Sapp, and former Terp Shawne Merriman.
However 2 of the most notorious Tweeters are Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco and Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie. The former has promised/threatened to tweet during games this season. Ochocinco has also gotten into a few online feuds with fellow NFL players. Cromartie was fined $2,500 for his tweet regarding the quality of the food at Chargers training camp.
NFL teams in the past month have issued Twitter policies to their players. In short, they all say, no tweeting during games and practices. Some are more strict and ban it from the facilities. My reaction at first was why ban it? It gives the fans more interaction with the players themselves. On further thought, I understand that teams want to protect their kingdom. Accidentally or intentionally, a player may leak play designs, pictures, and even video. But really, why not just say that? No tweeting about football operations? The LPGA earlier this year encouraged Twitter on their players. While the sport still hungers for attention, the tweeting probably can't hurt.
Oh, and I should note that you can follow The DC Sports Page on Twitter as well.
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