It has become one of the more common tropes on everyone’s favorite social media website. Usually implemented when an athlete is struggling to perform to their standards, those watching and live-tweeting the game start to get their digs in. However, if and when the athlete turns their performance around, other users are quick to chime in with “[Insert name here] read the tweets.” The implication being that the athlete in question saw what was being said, and was somehow inspired to play better.
I mean …
Perhaps Twitter users have a somewhat overinflated sense of importance, but that’s an issue for another time …
However, one might believe that New York Giants’ quarterback Davis Webb read the tweets after his rebound performance against the Detroit Lions.