Did Mecole Hardman get busted for pretending to break TV?

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Did Chiefs' Mecole Hardman get busted for pretending to break TV during game?

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 11/21/22

Injured Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was watching his team's thrilling win over the Los Angeles Chargers from home on Sunday night, and he appears to have tried to troll social media by pretending to break his TV.

Hardman sent out a series of tweets during the game about how he broke his TV by throwing a remote control at it.

That would actually be a very relatable thing for NFL fans, because who among us has not wanted to throw something through our TV when the game goes south?

Update I threw the remote at the TV! Now I gotta go get a new TV ‍♂️ https://t.co/laUehn5TIh
— Mecole Hardman Jr. (@MecoleHardman4) November 21, 2022

What happen I can’t see nothing my tv broke
— Mecole Hardman Jr. (@MecoleHardman4) November 21, 2022

Just in case y’all thought I was lying I really did break my tv pic.twitter.com/1RyOdPyJim
— Mecole Hardman Jr. (@MecoleHardman4) November 21, 2022

The last tweet got people suspicious, and Twitter users quickly pointed out that is the first image that pops up when you Google or YouTube a broken TV screen.

You can see it right here. It is the same image.

So one of two things happened here: Either Hardman DID throw his remote at his TV and the break just happened to be the same design as the YouTube video, or he was just trying to troll some people for fun.

We also can not ignore the fact that his giant TV in the center has two TVs on either side of it. So even if his TV was broken he still could have seen what happened.

The internet is on to you, Mecole.

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