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With the 2011-12 NFL season up in the air, and players not allowed inside their team facilities, they've got way more free time on their hands than usual. This is not a good thing. For those on Twitter (or should I say those silly enough to follow NFL players on Twitter) it means a dramatic increase in illiterate garbage clogging your feed. I'm beginning to think the NFL should ban Twitter just so fans aren't constantly reminded that people who can't read or write make more money playing one season of football than they'll make in a lifetime. It's a bit of a buzzkill.

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