Either Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis Twitter account (and it’s a verified account so it’s supposed to be Davis himself tweeting) blatantly violated NFL free agent tampering rules or……………….his claims of being hacked are true, and the Vontae Davis Twitter account is now doing damage control for him with subsequent tweets. At least the former Miami Dolphins and Illinois Fighting Illini corner didn’t do the usual delete-the-original-tweet-that-got-you-in-trouble bit.
It’s still there.
I seen my dude Sean Smith last night he said he talking to KC him & B Flowers will makes a good Duo
— Vontae Davis (@VontaeDavis23) February 27, 2013
Starting March 9th, pending free agents (like Sean Smith, who will command a big payday on the open market) are allowed to speak with all NFL clubs. If they are doing so now, it is tampering.
Both Smith’s former team and his rumored future team, the Miami Dolphins and K.C. Chiefs, declined to comment on this. As Davis and Smith are friends, there may be a lot of truth to this rumor; and the Vontae Davis Twitter account, maybe Davis himself, is engaging in serious CYA. Check out these tweets:
My Twitter was Hack I did not see Sean Smith last night!!
— Vontae Davis (@VontaeDavis23) February 27, 2013
WOW hackers do any & Everything!
— Vontae Davis (@VontaeDavis23) February 27, 2013
The NFL also has no comment on this matter. So maybe it’s Smith’s agent who is really talking to the Chiefs right now on Smith’s behalf, and not Smith himself? Or maybe Vontae just gave away an NFL free agent signing weeks before it can be made public? Or the Vontae Davis Twitter account was truly compromised? Either way, it seems like Vontae’s decision making wasn’t exceptional; but what do you expect from a guy who played his college football while being coached by Ron Zook?
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