
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:
Saints tight end Ben Watson and more on the Pelicans securing the West’s final playoff berth:
Yes sir!! Congrats @PelicansNBA! Good luck in the #NBAPlayoffs!
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) April 16, 2015
Too soon? #pelicans pic.twitter.com/sx5U1FzIDe
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) April 16, 2015
@AntDavis23 #TakeFlight#Pelicans#WhoDat
— Thomas Morstead (@thomasmorstead) April 16, 2015
I'm celebrating @PelicansNBA making the playoffs like they just won the NBA championship. Not ashamed. #TakeFlight pic.twitter.com/AoTnbuCnuY
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) April 16, 2015
Don’t sleep on New Orleans Pelicans — Chris Taft (@BlessedTaft) April 16, 2015
NBA guard Kendall Marshall on iLoyalty:
thinkin bout breakin down and givin spotify a chance. resisted for so long bc I felt it would be disloyal to my iTunes library. — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) April 15, 2015 I take so much pride in my library, just doesn’t seem right. — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) April 15, 2015
Seahawks punter Jon Ryan on unwelcome guests:
People who open a door then say “knock knock” can f&@k right off. — Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) April 15, 2015
Lions wide receiver Golden Tate on #FlipLife:
Just saw an older fella with a razor phone.. ?? #respect
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) April 15, 2015
Former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand on #SpinalCordProblems:
The itch is real hahaha (plies voice) pic.twitter.com/SeoPqf5Vw0
— Eric LeGrand (@EricLeGrand52) April 15, 2015
Saints safety Rafael Bush on NFL speed:
Ever be in a rental car and you think it can get up like your car but when you hit the gas you are quickly reminded lol
— rafael bush (@rbush36) April 15, 2015
Don’t you just hate when you’re in a hurry and seems like everyone else in the world is moving in slow motion
— rafael bush (@rbush36) April 15, 2015
Orioles pitcher Steve Johnson philosophizing:
"If I hit myself and it hurts.. Am I weak or strong?" pic.twitter.com/ZmxWBOGzyC
— Steve Johnson (@SJohnson831) April 15, 2015
Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. on crime and punishment:
in Czech this what happens when YOU get caught stealing cookies!!!! https://t.co/1fMAVCrowz pic.twitter.com/DWNvJJtIqS — Steve Smith Sr (@89SteveSmith) April 16, 2015
Chicago Sky guard Cappie Pondexter, but what would happen to The Chirp?
Can this world now live without Twitter and Instagram ? — cappie pondexter (@cappa23) April 15, 2015