A video first released by TMZ culminated in the Baltimore Ravens terminating the contract of running back Ray Rice.
Whether they were joking or totally serious, many NFL fantasy leaguers piled on TMZ for releasing the video:
https://twitter.com/woahhh/status/509031796882030592
Dammit TMZ now who gonna replace Ray Rice in my fantasy team ? #RayRice #dickmoveTMZ
— SANTI (@Santivelez13) September 8, 2014
Nooooooooooo!!! My fantasy running back situation is all messed up……Damn you Ray Rice or should I say @TMZ
— DLV302EastSide (@DLV302EastSide) September 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/E9ir/status/509051077946511361
https://twitter.com/Chief300LuvSosa/status/509051026695929856
Wow so much for my ray rice fantasy sleeper. Thanks @tmz
— Julian Cutolo (@Cutty6) September 8, 2014
Looks like I'm going have to drop Ray Rice from my fantasy team now…thanks TMZ
— ? (@HittmanZach) September 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/b_martin201/status/509049554038452225
Regret drafting Ray Rice in fantasy football now… Thanks @TMZ_Sports
— Racoon Boy (@juicyjoos) September 8, 2014
Time to go drop ray rice from my fantasy teams. Thanks TMZ.
— Tyrone Biggums (@Darkestmanalive) September 8, 2014
I guess TMZ doesn't have Ray Rice on their fantasy football team..
— Matt Spurlock (@spurlockholmes1) September 8, 2014
Expected Ray Rice to lift my fantasy team in week 3. I will hate on TMZ for the remainder of the season. SHIT! ?
— SDBLYOU (@sdiggz) September 8, 2014
Good thing I got ray rice on all my teams for fantasy football thank you tmz for making him a waste of a pick
— connor vanderhoof (@c_hoofda3rd) September 8, 2014
Damn you TMZ. Ray Rice is doing the same to my fantasy team as he did to his wife.
— Brett Kasuboski (@BrettKasuboski) September 8, 2014
Ray Rice was a steal for my fantasy draft. Now I'm screwed. Thanks @tmz
— BB (@KingBeebz) September 8, 2014
Thanks TMZ, now Ray Rice is unusable on my fantasy team.
— Christ (@Chrifendor) September 8, 2014
Fuck @TMZ_Sports I needed ray rice to salvage my fantasy team!
— John The Don (@JohnTheDon88) September 8, 2014
Fuck TMZ and Ray Rice for ruining my Fantasy team
— Josh Freivogel (@_Freivogel) September 8, 2014
Fuck you @TMZ I got Ray Rice on my fantasy bench
— Chris Michael (@C_Mike9) September 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/hsaghir21/status/509051652188278784
TMZ should have kept that video to their self. I needed ray rice for my fantasy team.
— Chase Hardwick (@ChaseHardwick90) September 8, 2014
TMZ WHY? Ray rice is on my fantasy team …
— monetize (@SlimSteelo) September 8, 2014
TMZ just fucked fantasy football owners of Ray Rice everywhere. Why couldn't they release that before week 1 #ReDraft
— Jamey Pileggi (@JameyPileggi) September 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisZbikowski/status/509044315478560768
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