The 2009 campaign marks with 50th season of the NFL's coexistence with the AFL, which became part of the established league in 1970.
It also marks the first season of the NFL's coexistence with Twitter, a microblogging web site that many players and members of the media are using daily.
The league has yet to announce a specific policy regarding the use of Twitter, which for the uninitiated allowed users to post messages of up to 140 characters onto a feed that can be "followed" by any other person with an account. Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, for example, has vowed to tweet during games.
Already, some are testing the limits of it.
Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe apparently tweeted from his team's camp-opening mandatory session: "Zzzzzz zzzzz zzz zzz (in meetings) lol.. Introducing the staff."
We assume that players have been discreetly receiving and sending text messages during meetings for years now, but such activities don't create an easily accessible trail of popcorn.
Twitter does.
So look for Shiancoe and any other player who tweets during team meetings to be fined.
And then to tweet about it.
Let the Twitter misadventures begin
Posted by Mike Florio on July 30, 2009 1:19 PM ET
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If anyone asks, you fixed my TV.
Cue the angries saying "That Chad Ochostinko is really a horrible person, I wish he would die blah blah blah." Then pretend that I respond by telling all of those same people to get hteir panties out of a bunch.
Ha ha! Nice Shiancoe. Twitter and the NFL would be awesome for fans. We would have a direct link to the players, rather than watered down information.
So now he is EXPOSING what is going on during team meetings
"Let the Twitter misadventures begin"
^^^^^
Let's not and say we did.
I hope all the NFL players block your twitter account.
I think its ridiculous for teams or the NFL to even care about what a player mgiht be tweeting. As long as its not getting in the way of the players performance the league nor the teams should have any say.
Visanthe Shiancoe is great - Tuesday he was at the DMV complaining about how long the line was taking. Yesterday he informed the world that he wanted to chow down on some food but in the end that Subway sucked.
God Bless Twitter for these pointless pieces of information on our favorite players.
Shiancoe's fire and passion for the start of a new season is astounding.
Vikes are going far this year.
Yeah, it has to be rough for those millionares to get back to work after a five-month "vacation" where they're just expected to hit the gym a little and stay out of trouble.
Of course Shianco was sleeping during the coaches introduction. Why bother trying to even learn their names when they'll all be gone next year. That said, I'm hoping Zygi signs Childo to a 10 year contract extension!
its crazy how many players are lighting up twitter with how much they hate meetings - Kind of sad really.
Just because you only got around to discovering Twitter last week doesn't alter the fact that this is the 4th season of NFL with it given it was started in 2006!
Marty, it's no different than when the military drags me and my buddies into a classroom for hours on end while we all know that the real learning is done in the field. Not sad at all. It is boring and their frustrations make perfect sense.
I really hate that Twitter is as pervasive as it is right now. I thought Facebook was a big waste of time, Twitter is just downright irrelevant. I don't see a useful purpose except for, you know, covering a revolution (failed) that could/would not be broadcast. Who gives an expletive that you're bored at work or that you just pooped or that the sun is shining. GET SOME FRAKKING WORK DONE!!!
whatthehellisgoingonoutthere says:
Of course Shianco was sleeping during the coaches introduction. Why bother trying to even learn their names when they'll all be gone next year. That said, I'm hoping Zygi signs Childo to a 10 year contract extension!
See, now thats how a smart ass Packer fan is supossed to sound! Not like the other pricks on this site. Good job.
By the way, I heard 'coach' Childress asked farve to make a decision in June. And when pressured to make the decision Farve threw an interception.
just waiting on Bob Nelson with his stupid comments and jimmysmith with his fun little nicknames he has for everybody...
once those two join in the trolling we'll have just about all the cheesehead douchebags that troll in every vikings topic
you jackasses need to worry about your own team...never have i seen so much obsessive-compulsive hatred, its actually hilarious
CurseofBoJackson says:
July 30, 2009 1:37 PM
Cue the angries saying "That Chad Ochostinko is really a horrible person, I wish he would die blah blah blah." Then pretend that I respond by telling all of those same people to get hteir panties out of a bunch.
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sounds to me like your manlove for Ochoflako makes your panties bunch.