Terrell Owens Tweets Before Game-Breaks NFL Rules

According to NFL.com, Terrell Owens has violated NFL rules by updating his twitter account or "tweeting" during the no tweet period that begins 90 minutes prior to game time. Owens updated his account to tell fans that he would be giving out a jersey during the game. The tweet seemed innocent enough, but why did T.O. have to wait until an hour before game time to make this tweet? As an athlete myself, I like to think that professional athletes would be focused on playing that close to the beginning of a game, but this is further evidence to the fact that athletes are more concerned with entertainment and image than winning. The sad thing is that Chad Ochocinco, Owen's teammate and soon-to-be co-star on the new show T.Ocho, was fined $25,000 for the exact same crime, tweeting before a game. Twitter can be a very useful tool, and I have actually started a twitter account for my blog, but their is a time when twitter should not be used, and at work is one of those times. If T.O. cares more about tweeting than concentrating on the game that is fine, but playing football is also his job, and he should be disciplined heavily for using twitter at work. It is sad that a professional football player has to be disciplined for using twitter right before a game, but the NFL needs to crack down hard on T.O. to let NFL players know that football comes before entertainment.