NFL Twitter Fines

That's right folks. The NFL has started the fines for twitter comments. Charger's cornerback Cromartie was fined $2500 for calling the food at training camp "nasty".

Cromartie had this to say "I just thought it was harmless. It was just me talking about the food and stuff. I took it as a joke. But other people took it as a different kind of way."

I am in no way shape or form a fan of twitter but seriously they fined him for that? I guess they do not want any bad comments coming out of the locker room and Cromartie should have known better, but still. Maybe a warning but a fine? come on. I would have took it as a joke, his lame attempt at being funny. I mean seriously who gives a hoot about what he thinks about the training camp food? Hence why I think twitter is a waste. (off my soap box)

Personally, I think they are just setting a standard and using Cromartie as an example. I wonder what Chad Johnson had to say about it? I am sure he will have lots of fines coming his way if he tweets during games like "he says" he is going to.

Merriman twittered this later that day "And by the way i thought the food was AMAZING today haha yea im a suck up." I wonder if there will be a fine for his sarcasm?