The Chirp
This is The Chirp, your all-inclusive look at the best observations, jokes and photos that athletes have recently shared on social media. Because while not every story can be told in 140 characters… some can:
Rams defensive end Chris Long on Bonnaroo:
Just had a fanboy moment when I saw Brit from @Alabama_Shakes pic.twitter.com/4SYrK0mzxj — Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) June 12, 2015 My buddy tom is the bonnaroo MVP. Playing hurt. pic.twitter.com/x8utUUIq4y — Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) June 13, 2015
WTA player Genie Bouchard on good company:
Mystics guard Kalana Greene on bars on bars:
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills – taking over TPT’s Twitter – on #USAvSWE:
ATP player Roger Federer on telling a story—in emoji:
Pistons guard Brandon Jennings on must-haves:
I need Los Angeles Raiders Hat w/ N.W.A on it. — BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings) June 12, 2015 I need a Ford 5.0 like Kane in menace to society — BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings) June 12, 2015
Former NFL safety Ryan Clark on good omens:
…come true:
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt on weekend vibes:
Chiefs safety Tyvon Branch and Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike on #ChipotleLife:
Jazz center Rudy Gobert on thoughtfulness:
Olympic snowboarder Shaun White on Meet the De Niro:
Blazers center Meyers Leonard on ☺ to 100:
…and 1 to 20:
Broncos running back C.J. Anderson on #BowlingBrags:
Don’t jinx it, Eric Wright:
You jinxed it:
Former NBA guard Jeremy Pargo on broken ankles in Aisle 5:
Pistons guards Spencer Dinwiddie and Brandon Jennings on Game of Thrones: Social Media Edition:
Going in on Twitter…. #Focus pic.twitter.com/RMHo5fWdZi — BRANDON JENNINGS (@BrandonJennings) June 13, 2015
And finally, Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell and more on Jurassic World:
Jurassic World was like dat! — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) June 13, 2015
guys I thought Jurassic World was a kids movie — Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) June 11, 2015