Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Social Media and the Pro Athlete
Ever since Twitter has arrived it has been immensely popular with professional athletes, especially the NFL. A lot of players have embraced it, some to their regret with just how much information they have divulged. Sometimes these guys have to wish that there was a 30 second delay button so they have time to see it out there and have a chance to take it back. A few weeks before the NFL season started, Arian Foster (starting running back for the Houston Texans) tweeted a picture of an MRI taken on his injured hamstring. No big deal, right? Well, he sent this information out to the world without his team's consent. In the NFL teams look for every advantage they can get in order to win. This information was laid in the hands of the world (and the Indianapolis Colts, the Texans first opponent) in such a way that organizations will probably start to write clauses into players contracts that has financial reprocussions for such behavior.
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I tried to post a hyperlink but it didn't show up. Here is the link to the article: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6913877/arian-foster-houston-texans-tweets-mri-photo-hamstring
ReplyDeleteIt bothers me when I see owners tweeting..
ReplyDeleteMakes me wonder if campaign managers will start censoring candidates, who have more to lose than professional athletes. I would guess that campaign consultants are hired to do this as, in my opinion, Presidential hopefuls have little time to tweet themselves.
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