Twitter business
Matt Hallahan
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: Sports
Larry Johnson: Penn State single-season rushing record holder, Maxwell Award winner, Heisman Trophy finalist, first-round draft pick, two-time pro bowl selection, first team all-pro selection… Twitter nuisance?
What a way to demolish an otherwise respectable career. He didn't take steroids, he didn't rob anyone or get caught with guns and booze in the car, he didn't trip up steps and shoot himself in the leg… he Twittered.
I'm not criticizing Johnson's negative comments about Chiefs head coach Todd Haley - I'd be a little irritated if I played for one of the worst franchises in modern history.
I'm not even criticizing his supposed gay slurs - I don't have the cleanest mouth either.
I do, however, have to criticize the fact that a 30 year old man feels the need to vent his emotions on a webpage that is best suited for 18 year old girls.
I do not have a Twitter page and I doubt I ever will. Call me crazy, but the NFL stars need to drop this trendy networking fad (with one exception for Chad Ochocinco - I'd like to pick his mind any day). I understand it's a useful tool for fans to follow their big name stars, but come on, I doubt Lawrence Taylor or Herschel Walker would be concerned with updating their Twitter backgrounds. Leave it for the Jonas Brothers.
All jokes aside. Larry, you are an identifiable item in the nation's largest sports market. You have a reputation and an image to uphold. If you have a problem, be a man about it and confront your coach (though I doubt you have much of a case with the numbers you've produced in recent years). Don't find yourself out of a job because you wanted Jan from New Hampshire to know you were in a grumpy mood.
As a loyal Penn State fan, I hope you get picked up soon and I hope you do well with the rest of your career. But for your own dignity, please lay off the cyber chatter.
What a way to demolish an otherwise respectable career. He didn't take steroids, he didn't rob anyone or get caught with guns and booze in the car, he didn't trip up steps and shoot himself in the leg… he Twittered.
I'm not criticizing Johnson's negative comments about Chiefs head coach Todd Haley - I'd be a little irritated if I played for one of the worst franchises in modern history.
I'm not even criticizing his supposed gay slurs - I don't have the cleanest mouth either.
I do, however, have to criticize the fact that a 30 year old man feels the need to vent his emotions on a webpage that is best suited for 18 year old girls.
I do not have a Twitter page and I doubt I ever will. Call me crazy, but the NFL stars need to drop this trendy networking fad (with one exception for Chad Ochocinco - I'd like to pick his mind any day). I understand it's a useful tool for fans to follow their big name stars, but come on, I doubt Lawrence Taylor or Herschel Walker would be concerned with updating their Twitter backgrounds. Leave it for the Jonas Brothers.
All jokes aside. Larry, you are an identifiable item in the nation's largest sports market. You have a reputation and an image to uphold. If you have a problem, be a man about it and confront your coach (though I doubt you have much of a case with the numbers you've produced in recent years). Don't find yourself out of a job because you wanted Jan from New Hampshire to know you were in a grumpy mood.
As a loyal Penn State fan, I hope you get picked up soon and I hope you do well with the rest of your career. But for your own dignity, please lay off the cyber chatter.
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