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Early Tuesday morning, Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young broke his Twitter silence. There hadn't been any activity on his account since Dec. 30 of last year, but he has been plenty busy in the last 12 or so hours. After retweeting a hateful message directed at him, Young went on an extended and bizarre rant, tweeting various things about his situation with the Lions. Here's the first part of the rant:
Anyways
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Life is what you make it,
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
My dreams my seem cloudy at times, but still I arise
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Never played the game for d money
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
My favorite game played Was Gainst Greenbay 4Tds lol
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Well 3 I dropped one I thought I Kaught
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
I'm a team Playa that just loves the Football
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Now it's a problem wit my grammar lol
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Well for the #YoungInspiringChildren out there.
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
My first year I played football I was the best
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
It's true I could be alot better, But wit the football
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
My first year I was a captain Lol
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
I was Showed up to practice On the bus, 2hrs b4
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
I feel Like Tupac at times lol
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
To Be the best you gotta Beat the best #Me
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
The fulfillment of the game #Younginspiringchildren twitter.com/TitusDYoungSr/…
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
As I was watching the rant unfold, my first thought was, "Somebody really needs to take his phone away before he really tweets something stupid." While he hasn't hit quite that level just yet, he is getting closer with what he tweeted on Tuesday afternoon:
Like I said I never been selfish but if I'm not going to get the football i don't want to play anymore
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Never have I ran the wrong route, just put my self where the ball was going
— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013
Sorry, Titus, but you are selfish. There's only one football to go around, and not getting it is not an excuse to quit on your team. What's more (and to translate that last tweet), I don't think running somebody else's routes because they're getting the ball is a very good excuse for acting like a selfish tool.
The Lions should have just cut Young last season and been done with this situation. He may have talent, but it's clear he still hasn't learned his lesson and probably never will.
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