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Notre Dame DT Jay Hayes Benched for Negative Tweets Toward Coaching Staff

Think before you tweet.

Notre Dame defensive tackle Jay Hayes could have used this advice before he fired off negative tweets criticizing the coaching staff Wednesday.

It seems Hayes was displeased with the amount of playing time he was receiving, so he took to Twitter to let out a little frustration. The tweets have since been deleted, but of course, nothing ever leaves the Internet.

#NotreDame DT Jay Hayes: no stranger to Twitter controversy. Doesn't seem pleased with lack of playing time. pic.twitter.com/xDlvKRe9uE

— Tyler James (@TJamesNDI) September 23, 2015

Head coach Brian Kelly announced Thursday the sophomore won't be playing this weekend because of his tweets.