Pro Bowl player's tweets draw NFL's ire

Linebacker London Fletcher (59) of the Washington Redskins pumps up other linebackers before taking on the San Francisco 49ers at FedEx Field Nov. 6, 2011, in Landover, Md.

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London Fletcher took to Twitter to try and make Sunday's Pro Bowl a little interesting for the fans at home, but the NFL apparently decided he was making it a little too interesting.

The league used the annual competition between players not going to the Super Bowl to encourage them to tweet from the sidelines, a break from its social media policy during the season. The Washington Redskins linebacker, who wasn't voted into the Pro Bowl, a trend noted in this space before, but was playing as a replacement player, picked up the ball and ran with it.

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$500 to whoever predicts the final score.Must be my follower.$1000 if you predict the score and MVP. deadline halftime #probowl!

— London Fletcher (@LFletcher59) January 30, 2012

Within 20 minutes of hitting send, Fletcher's tweet apparently caught the eye of a league official, prompting him to pull a reverse.

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just found from the NFL i can't make that offer... sorry.i'll think of something for you all later that won't get me in trouble. #probowl

— London Fletcher (@LFletcher59) January 30, 2012

Fletcher also deleted the aforementioned tweet that could have resulted in a windfall for a lucky fan. But he apparently reached a compromise with the league and found a more suitable prize.

autographed pro bowl jersey to the 1st person that predicts final score! 3rd Quarter deadline must 1 of my followers! #probowl

— London Fletcher (@LFletcher59) January 30, 2012

No word yet on whether there's a winner for that piece of sports memorabilia, but Fletcher is receiving suggestions from Skins fans on what to do if there is no winner.

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Hey @LFletcher59 if no one wins that bet, I think you should still give away that signed jersey... to a devoted Redskin fan ;) hint hint

— Rynchelle Campanilla (@rynchelle) January 30, 2012

[Slim2471]

This is what an "associate news editor" at CBS News writes about? Excellent piece of journalism here!!!

[Montana5]

The league official may be the only person who read these. Pro Bowl. Yawn.

[ralphing]

So much of this is common sense, which unfortunately doesn't seem common with many of these athletes.