Broncos CB Tony Carter Sorry For Insensitive Tweet About The Colorado Movie Theater Shooting -Usually the worst way for a seldom-used backup cornerback to introduce himself to his team’s fan base would be to fumble on special teams or get burned in dime package coverage. But not for Denver Broncos’ Tony Carter. The fourth-year pro decided Monday night that it would be a good idea to make a joke about the July 20 Aurora, Colo. theater shootings, tweeting “At a late night movie in Denver y’all pray for me!” Perhaps sensing that his more than 6,000 followers might not find the humor in referring to a massive local tragedy where 12 innocent people were killed and 58 others were injured, many of them likely Broncos fans, Carter deleted the tweet shortly after, posting “No Disrespect!!!” He later deleted that tweet as well. Given more time to reflect on the context of his tweet than the five seconds typing and sending it allotted him, it’s likely Carter would have realized that there ar...
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