January 25, 2012

What You Tweeting 'Bout, Willis?

Chad Ochocinco has always been a flashy, me-first type star in the NFL. People either loved him or hated him, but they damn sure paid him attention. He was an outspoken headliner who generally backed up his talk. And he loved the spotlight.

Over the last couple of seasons, his stunts have become a little bit more muted. He's no longer keeping lists in his locker trashing the cornerbacks that he'll go against each week, crossing them off as he catches TDs on them. He tried out for the Kansas City Wizards of the MLS when an NFL lockout looked imminent, but that was never going to happen.

One thing that Ochocinco has been known for is his Twitter account. He can tweet with the best of them and has over 3.1 million followers. This story from Yahoo! is a pretty heartwarming one:
A college kid named Victor Gonzalez had been tweeting @ Chad for two years and apparently was just getting ignored. No retweets, no responses, no nothing. Finally he got fed up and let Ochocinco know that he was tired of no response.

So Chad decided to make it up to him - he invited Victor to the Patriots game a few weekends back against the Denver Broncos. Chad got him a flight, hotel and ticket to the game in New England. What a way to make it up to a Twitter follower, eh? Very kind of you, Chad, well done.`

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