Ochocinco to Tweet in an NFL Game - What's Next for Athletes on Twitter?
It’s been about 5 months since an NFL football game has been played, and it feels like a lot has changed since February. With the increased popularity of Twitter, more and more athletes have been using the service to connect with their fans, as well as trash talk other players and start controversy.

Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (formerly Chad Johnson) is making headlines after declaring on a radio interview that he is planning to defy NFL rules and “tweet” during the actual NFL games in the upcoming season.




Ochocinco is a charismatic player who is well known for his creative touchdown celebrations and is no stranger to being suspended. But will he go through with his promise to tweet mid-game? Will this open the door to other athletes using Twitter during games? And how will the leagues react? BetUS has all the odds:

Will Chad Ochocinco do a Twitter Touch Down Celebration?

Yes 3/1

No 1/5

Will Lance Armstrong Twitter from his bike during the Tour de France?

Yes 3/1

No 1/5

Will an NFL Player Twitter from the end zone?

Yes 4/1

No 1/7

Who will be the next player to Tweet in-game?

Charlie Villanueva 5/2

Chad Johnson 3/2

Shaq 5/1

Shawne Merriman 6/1

Lamar Odom 8/1

Chris Bosh 10/1

Baron Davis 11/1

BJ Penn 50/1

Field 2/1

Who will be the first to 50,000 Followers?

Chris Bosh 5/6

Charlie Villanueva 5/6

Will a player retire via twitter before 2011?

Yes 2/1

No 1/3

Will a player be suspended for a Twitter Message?

Yes 5/1

No 1/10

The first league to suspend a player for using Twitter?

NBA 1/5

NFL 5/4

NHL 6/1

MLB 10/1

What will be the first league to officially ban Twitter during Games?

NFL 5/6

NBA 10/11

NHL 5/1

MLB 8/1


Those ready to place their bets can do so in the Entertainment Futures section of our sportsbook – Or, it may be worthwhile to do some research and ask the athletes themselves for betting advice! Here are the links to their Twitter pages:


Don’t forget to also follow @BetUS, who provides Twitter users with sports updates and betting news, contests, and other cool stuff like this article.

Have fun, but please, keep your eye on the ball and leave the in-game tweeting to the professionals.