The Most Insane Moments In The History Of Athlete Twitter Accounts

Twitter created a new medium in which professional athletes could communicate with the larger world. No longer were they hidden behind PR speak or the boring venue of a post-game press conference.

They can easily share what's on their mind.

And while most tweets from sports figures are fairly innocent, these are not.

What follows [sic'ed throughout] is an assortment of the most regrettable tweets sent out by athletes.

A few dabble in homophobia, while one links to a video showing the athlete in question eating petroleum-based products. One player even tells the world about their future book plans.

Larry Johnson Probably Shouldn't Have A Twitter Account

Deets On The Tweets: LJ is a multiple-offender in the Twitterverse. After a game against the San Diego Chargers, Johnson decided to throw his coach, Todd Haley, under the bus. A fan took exception to his criticisms, and LJ tweeted back a condescending message that was compounded with a gay slur.

The Chiefs ended up releasing the running back a few days later.

Rashard Mendenhall's Bin Laden Tweets

Deets On The Tweets: Immediately following the news of Osama Bin Laden being killed by the United States, Reshard Mendenhall took the Devil's Advocate role to new heights.

Chad Ochocinco Tweets During A Game

Deets On The Tweets: During a pre-season game, Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco tweeted in response to a big hit during the game. "'Man Im sick of getting hit like that , its the [expletive] preseason [expletive]! 1day I'm gone jump up and start throwing hay makers , #Tylenolplease."

The NFL fined Chad $25,000 for violating their rule on players using social media during games.

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