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LOOK: Tanner Mordecai hype video accidentally tweeted by…Cincinnati football?

Our Twitter Controversy Of The Week:

We have our first Twitter (or X, if that’s required) controversy of the year. I’m sure some of us out there have been accidentally logged into the wrong account and tried to share a lukewarm college football take before realizing the mistake.

In many cases, that doesn’t matter in the slightest. But yesterday it happened on a scale for Cincinnati Football’s 135,500 followers to see.

Wisconsin has done its “Wired” series throughout the offseason under new head coach Luke Fickell. The program has shared videos of coaches, assistants and players in action as the hype for the season builds. The video has always come from the Wisconsin Football account and shared in a very professional way.

It looks like whoever manages Wisconsin football’s social media activity also used to be logged into Cincinnati’s account during Fickell’s previous job. Whoever it was tweeted Tanner Mordecai’s “Wired” video from the wrong account:

In the grand scheme of things to be tweeted from the wrong account, this isn’t close to the most penal. It’s clear what happened, and everybody on Twitter got a chance to make jokes about new Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield, about Fickell’s old stop and more. In the world of online controversies, file this one into the “pretty fun” category.

All I know is we need the season to start. I can’t write about any more Twitter activity.

Justin Reid bullish on Chiefs’ defensive potential in 2023

Veteran safety Justin Reid posted a tweet on Tuesday that could portend good things for the #Chiefs’ defense in 2023.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid posted an interesting tweet on Tuesday while the team took a short break from practice entering their second week of training camp.

“Defense has a real chance to be really special this year.” He wrote on the popular social media site. “Gotta keep earning it every day.”

While a single tweet is hardly a cause for the outlook of the Chiefs’ defense to change drastically, Reid’s bullish note is a good sign that Kansas City’s roster is starting to gel during their practices in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Reid, for his part, is one of the most senior members of the Chiefs’ secondary and has seen his share of camps over the course of his NFL career, which is entering its sixth year. This tweet, humble as it is, could portend big things to come as Kansas City looks to defend its Super Bowl LVII title in 2023.

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Saints’ Alontae Taylor turns the Falcons’ schedule release joke back on them

The Falcons thought they got a good jab in on the Saints in their 2023 schedule announcement, but Alontae Taylor turned it back around on them:

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The Atlanta Falcons thought they got a good jab in on the New Orleans Saints in their 2023 schedule announcement, but second-year cornerback Alontae Taylor turned it back around on them. The Falcons shared a video from their official Twitter account in which every opposing team on their schedule was represented by a sneaker — and their pick for the Saints was a pair of black G-Nikes, better known outside New Orleans as Air Force Ones.

Why that choice? In some online communities, Know Your Meme says, “the shoes are associated with shady characters and criminals.” Complex’s Angel Diaz explored the topic thoroughly, and the thought is backed up at Urban Dictionary, where one description reads the shoes are typical of, “A person that is likely untrustworthy, careless or to cause harm; a threat or danger.”

So, yeah, it’s meant to be dismissive and even derogatory of the Saints. Only it didn’t quite land that way. Many Saints fans embraced the gritty reputation that comes with such a reference — and it’s one that Taylor is eager to claim, tweeting that “Black forces, they know how we comin,” with an emoji representing a black-clad ninja assassin.

There’s good reason that the Saints-Falcons rivalry is considered the best feud in the NFL. This small chapter is just another part of the ongoing story between these two teams.

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Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey urges patience after Baltimore’s slow start to free agency

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey took to Twitter to preach patience after the team’s slow free agency start

The Baltimore Ravens haven’t been very active over the course of 2023 free agency so far, re-signing a few of their contributors while also losing a few a well. There is still plenty of time to make moves, but the ongoing situation with quarterback Lamar Jackson makes things difficult for the organization to fully gauge their standing.

While Ravens fans may be discontent with the team’s failure to make any splash moves in the first two days of free agency, cornerback Marlon Humphrey took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the matter on Wednesday. He preached patience, saying that Baltimore is a comeback team.

“The Ravens are a comeback team just be patient!” Humphrey wrote.

Nobody knows the Ravens’ underdog culture better than Humphrey, who has grown into a starring role in Baltimore’s secondary after joining the team in 2017 as a first-round draft pick. The circumstances surrounding their inactivity shouldn’t go without mention either, as the Ravens are understandably preoccupied with potentially securing Jackson’s services on a long-term deal before adding talent at other positions.

Fans shouldn’t rule out that the Ravens could make up for lost time as the free agency period wears on. Many of the most recognizable names are off the board, but as teams adjust their rosters to compensate for new arrivals, Baltimore may have their eyes on players who haven’t yet become available.

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Chiefs DT Chris Jones: ‘I’m a Chief for life. I will not play for another franchise.’

It sounds like it’s #Chiefs or bust for DT Chris Jones.

As Kansas City Chiefs fans await news on several players ahead of the upcoming free agency period, one of the team’s star defenders has weighed in on his long-term future with the team.

Chiefs DT Chris Jones let off a routine, “I’m grateful” tweet on Sunday morning. It was met with responses from fans, who tend to read into cryptic tweets from players this time of the year. Asked whether he’d have an extension announcement in the future, Jones had an intriguing response that has generated quite a bit of buzz.

“I’m a Chief for life,” Jones wrote. “I will not play for another franchise.”

It’s not terribly surprising that Jones feels this way about staying with the Chiefs. He’s spoken highly of his time in Kansas City and he’s now won two Super Bowl titles with this team. The former 2016 NFL draft pick out of Mississippi State has become a vital part of the franchise over the course of his 7-year NFL career.

Many believe a Jones extension has been on the horizon as he’s in the final year of his four-year deal worth $85 million that he signed back in July 2020. An extension would make plenty of sense if only to lower Jones’ $28.2 million salary cap hit in 2023. It’d also make sense as a way to reward one of the team’s defensive leaders and ensure that he remains a “Chief for life” as he says.

This tweet seems to suggest that Jones expects an extension soon as well. His representation did meet with the team at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, so it wouldn’t be too shocking to see a deal materialize in the coming days.

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Deon Bush had poor timing with introductory tweet to Chiefs Kingdom

New #Chiefs S Deon Bush’s intro tweet went awry amidst the Tyreek Hill trade.

In case you missed it earlier this morning, the Kansas City Chiefs signed former Chicago Bears safety Deon Bush on a one-year deal.

Around 10:30 a.m., Bush sent out an introductory tweet looking to get to know the fans in Chiefs Kingdom. Typically, the situation would receive a warm welcome, but this tweet had particularly bad timing and you all know exactly why.

Little did Bush realize, word had already got out that the Chiefs were set to trade star WR Tyreek Hill. Moments after Bush sent his tweet, word would come out that Kansas City was sending Hill to the Miami Dolphins in trade.

Instead of sending his tweet, forgetting about it and coming back to a warm greeting. He was hit with some very lively comments from Chiefs fans who were just learning that one of the team’s best players was being traded away.

Bush’s response to all of the comments was priceless:

Perhaps he’ll get a chance at a re-do later on when things have settled down.

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¿Fue por un tuit de una estrella del K-Pop que Andrew Wiggins será titular en el All-Star de la NBA?

Los fans de la NBA está un poco desconcertados. Andrew Wiggins está teniendo una temporada maravillosa: 18.1 puntos por partido, 4.2 rebotes por partido, y una efectividad de 41.2% en tiros de distancia; pero nada de eso hubiera sugerido que debería …

Los fans de la NBA está un poco desconcertados.

Andrew Wiggins está teniendo una temporada maravillosa: 18.1 puntos por partido, 4.2 rebotes por partido, y una efectividad de 41.2% en tiros de distancia; pero nada de eso hubiera sugerido que debería ser el TITULAR de los Golden State Warriors en el Juego de las Estrellas.

Entonces… ¿cómo fue que pasó?

Bueno, recordemos que el 50% de la votación está conformado por el voto de los fans, 25% por el del panel de los medios y el otro 25%, por el voto de los jugadores.

Y hubo un tuit que pudo haberle dado MILES de votos a Wiggins: el de BamBam, la sensación de K-Pop del grupo GOT7.

Vean las cifras en este tuit del 7 de enero de BamBam:

Traducción: ¡Es el mejor momento para empezar el 2022! ¡Él es uno de los mejores jugadores completos!
Wiggs merece ser un All-Star, voten por Andrew Wiggins para el 2022 NBA All-Star Game… no puedo esperar para conocerlos pronto.

 

Casi 37,000 retuits, 68.4 mil likes y más de 3,000 citas a su tuit. ¡Y él tiene casi 10 millones de seguidores!

The Athletic indagó un poco y Anthony Slater reportó lo siguiente:

Incluido como una pequeña parte del vasto alcance del negocio de los Warriors en el último año, formaron una alianza con BamBam, un cantante tailandés que radica en Corea del Sur y quien es una mega estrella en el mundo del K-Pop, y quien además es fan de Steph Curry y, por relación basquetbolística, de los Warriors…

Vayámonos al 7 de enero. El equipo de redes sociales de los Warriors seleccionó estratégicamente ese día para publicar el tuit de BamBam #Wiggins AllStar. El mensaje de BamBam, fijado y enviado a sus 9.6 millones de seguidores, se multiplicó en el muy activo mundo del K-pop y se convirtió en el trending topic no. 1 y generó el ruido suficiente como para impulsar a que Wiggins terminara en la tercera posición de más votos recibidos en la liga del Este.”

Como menciona Slater, puede que esta no haya sido la ÚNICA razón por la que Wiggins abrirá el partido. Draymond Green está lesionado y también menciona a “Rudy Gobert y su obvia falta de popularidad”.

Aún así, ese tuit pudo haber tenido mucho que ver. Es impresionante.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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LOOK: Alabama shares photos from first spring football practice

Alabama football has had their first football practice of the season and posted a few pictures that show some high-profile players to watch.

The reigning national championships have started training for a repeat performance in 2021. Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide are back on the field with spring practices.

Former stars Mac Jones, Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith are no longer with the team, meaning that the coaching staff will use this time to build the early stages of a depth chart.

There are plenty of questions surrounding the offensive line, as well as who the starting quarterback will be.

The Alabama Football team’s social account have posted a few pictures from the first football practice of the spring, one of which includes sophomore quarterback Bryce Young, who joined the Crimson Tide in the 2020 recruiting class as a five-star.

LOOK: The three Watt brothers have a classic Wisconsin recovery method

J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt are well-known as Wisconsin Badger legends and some of the NFL’s best at their respective positions. What they’ve

J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt are well-known as Wisconsin Badger legends and some of the NFL’s best at their respective positions.

What they’ve always been, even before they touched the field at Camp Randall and their last name reached the fame it has today, though, are Wisconsinites.

If anybody needed a reminder, photos were tweeted yesterday of the brothers channeling their inner Wisconsin and using a frozen lake as a post-workout ice bath.

There’s an ice bath, then there’s a cutting-a-hole-in-a-frozen-lake ice bath.

The Watt brothers never disappoint when it comes to showing their Wisconsin roots and tendencies.

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Sean Payton has the perfect response to Cam Jordan being late for practice

New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan was stuck in traffic on his way to practice, and coach Sean Payton seized the moment on Twitter.

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Who among us hasn’t sat frustrated at a traffic light on our way into the office? That’s where New Orleans Saints all-star Cameron Jordan found himself on Wednesday morning, having been caught at a red stoplight while driving to the practice facility.

Jordan bemoaned his luck on Twitter, joking that the lights must know he’s due for his first day of real work on the practice field. Per the NFL’s new rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are allowed to spend as much as 90 minutes of field work in helmets and shells on Aug. 12, but pads and longer practice times are restricted until Aug. 17.

“Don’t rush,” Jordan joked to the lights from his official Twitter account, “take your time.” The big defensive end recently turned 31, and knows the heat of an early August morning in New Orleans very well. So he knows better than his younger teammates what to expect.

What he may have not known is that Big Brother is watching; Saints coach Sean Payton replied to Jordan on Twitter with a jab, tactfully reminding him that, “Those lights not payin your fine!” for being late to practice.

It’s a great moment, and just the latest example of Payton embracing his online persona during the longer-than-usual NFL offseason. In all seriousness, though, there probably isn’t anything to worry about here. Something tells us the five-time Pro Bowler can skate by if he’s a few minutes tardy for warmups.

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