Athletes Urged Not To Tweet Or Post

As the football season gears up, some coaches are trying to stop players from being distracted, or causing distractions, by social networking sites. Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini has spoken with his team about the dangers of social media sites after a player posted a vulgar message on his Twitter page directed at Cincinnati wide receiver Terrell Owens. Cornerback Brandon McDonald now says he regrets his trash-talking tweet. Coach Mangini says he won’t ask his players not to use sites like Twitter and Facebook, but says there will be consequences if the sites are misused. Boise State coach Chris Petersen outright banned his players from posting on Twitter for the duration of the season so it won’t cause a distraction in the Broncos’ national title chase.