NFL Player - "get a life or kill urself"

[n2doc]

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins receiver Jabar Gaffney is downplaying his tweet to a Dallas Cowboys fan to "get a life or kill urself."

Gaffney directed profane tweets at the fan after the Redskins lost 27-24 in overtime to the Cowboys on Sunday.

When the fan taunted Gaffney over the Redskins' losing record, Gaffney responded: "3-7 ain't a record to be proud of I'm just proud I ain't you get a life or kill urself."

Gaffney later tweeted that he didn't really want the fan to kill himself.

On Monday, Gaffney said: "It's something that got took out of 'text. Cowboy fans, that's how they are. I was just telling the dude: 'Y'all won. All right, leave me alone. Don't talk to me.' And that's all it was."

The NFL and the Redskins both have talked to Gaffney about his tweet, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Having given his explanation to reporters, Gaffney went back on Twitter and stoked the issue again.

"They say I can't tell people to kill themselves didn't know freedom of speech had limitations," he tweeted.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7265297/washington-redskins-jabar-gaffney-tweet-dallas-cowboys-fan-kill-urself

Someone's gonna get one hell of a fine...

[bigwillq]

1. Yuck.

:thumbsdown:

[quinnox]

2. Even though I hate football this seems like an overreaction to me

I mean, sports fans on opposing teams talk shit all the time. I have heard and read much worse than this, this is relatively mild. Don't see the big deal made about it.

[ZombieHorde]

3. I hate football, but this seems like a really minor thing. nt

[rpannier]

4. He'll probably get fined

But given the level of vitriol hurled at these guys, I don't see it as a big deal
It's the Redskins and the Cowboys

[Initech]

5. Freedom of speech does give you the right to be an asshole on a public forum, he's right about that.

[monmouth]

6. Wow, it's true. Tweeting allows stupid people to be stupid faster..n/t

[Enrique]

7. he kind of apologized

and his bosses yelled at him. All is well.

[lbrtbell]

8. Freedom of speech doesn't apply in all situations

That's why there are laws against slander, libel, etc.

[SomethingFishy]

9. LMFAO...

For some reason I find it funny that a person who gets paid to play a kids game for a living thinks someone else needs to get a life.

[provis99]

10. the Cowboys are 3-7? Maybe they should kill themselves.

then I won't have to hear that "America's Team" crap for a few years.

[MadBadger]

11. I do wish there were less Cowboys fans out there...