Found September 21, 2009 on
Green Bay Press Gazette:
For the second straight week, a disappointing game has a Packers player saying he's quitting Twitter.This week, it's linebacker Nick Barnett, who has nearly 18,000 followers on the microblogging site.Wrote Barnett: "Hey everyone.. I done somethinking and I have decided to stay off Twitter (until) next offseason.. I am a emotional person and sometimes With this Twitter thing I forget that everything is public.. Sometimes I feel I am talking to my freinds and just talk.. So I am going To pull myself away from that.. Thanks to all the people who supported me thru my rehab and tough times and for the haters well god loves u."Barnett engaged in a playful smack-talking battle with Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco in advance of Sunday's game, which Cincinnati won 31-24 at Lambeau Field.After the game, Barnett questioned coaches' decision to rotate him with Brandon Chillar and responded to criticism from fans about his celebration of a late tackle by telling them to...
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