As Twitchy reported, Green Bay Packer T.J. Lang dared the NFL to fine him for speaking out against replacement referees. Several of his teammates shared his anger:
This is the greatest collection of tweets in the history of the world after the packers game last night wow http://t.co/ASCpZgng
— Greg (@RealistSpeaking) September 25, 2012
Packers fans (many of whom are shareholders in the Packers organization) as well as people who normally root against Green Bay offered their support and followed suit:
https://twitter.com/WorldWideFless/status/250455742774116352
Cannot agree with him more…and I HATE the Packers!#GoLions "@TJLang70: Fuck it NFL.. Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs."
— Jason Dupuis (@JayDupes) September 25, 2012
I support you! “@TJLang70: Fuck it NFL.. Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.” #nfl #mnf #packers
— News We Share (@NewsWeShare) September 25, 2012
Go Packers! RT @TJLang70: Fuck it NFL.. Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.
— Joshua Lyman (@joshualyman) September 25, 2012
And like that, Packers offensive lineman becomes a Twitter hero. RT @TJLang70 Fuck it NFL..Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs
— Kathryn Schotthoefer (@katschott) September 25, 2012
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@TJLang70 Needed to be said. And I hate the Packers, but if you're allowed to take up a collection for the NFL fine, hit me up. I'm in.
— Chris Avros (@Stringfellow911) September 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/RTLBC/status/250472274367496192
https://twitter.com/erin_carey/status/250491040216260608
https://twitter.com/1Da_pimp_is_ere/status/250559592038289408
https://twitter.com/ACONN2013/status/250567098575765504
Tweet away angry players, NFL has lost moral authority to fine you. My column: http://t.co/j8VUgufX @espnW
— Jane McManus (@janesports) September 25, 2012
Can the NFL fine me since I own a share of Packers stock? Cuz if they can imma keep cussing till they do!
— Chuck Cushman (@cush_atc) September 25, 2012
@nflcommish packers share holder here fine me I dare you…your three ring circuits is a complete fucking joke!
— Zachary James (@ztro4) September 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/justinbrasser/status/250480112716349440
https://twitter.com/KohneysKorner/status/250546427665739776
Some Twitterers wondered just how wide a net the NFL would cast when it came to fining critics:
If all of the organizations call out the #nfl and #ReplacementRefs ,they cant fine everyone can they?
— Sam Krinsky (@SamdamanNH) September 25, 2012
@AlbertBreer If a fan owns shares of the Packers and criticizes the officials will Roger Goodell fine them?
— Chris Rogers (@rogers9993) September 25, 2012
Good thing the NFL can't fine everyone on twitter for these comments! Goodell and the Owners SUCK 🙂 #MNF #NFL
— Kevin (@Kevin_Photo) September 25, 2012
One person suggested that the Packers shouldn’t stop at baiting the NFL commissioner over fines, but that they should strike:
https://twitter.com/Gav_DaGreat/status/250638905781669888
That’s not likely to happen, though it’s likely that the Packers aren’t quite finished smacking the NFL around.
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