What Athletes Should Be Using Social Media?

What athletes should be using social media? Although all athletes should be using social media along with everybody anywhere should be, I believe along with what the article expresses, is that the athletes who are not household names like Tiger, Lebron, Kobe, Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter just to name a few. Let's look at the NFL a second. Let's take a look at a player who isn't a QB, RB or a WR. For example John Phillips, a TE fot the Dallas Cowboys and Anthony Becht, a TE for the Arizona Cardinals. Could anyone tell me who these people were if I hadn't mentioned their team or their position? I highly doubt it.

With social media, these type of people can get their name out there more because just by watching a game on tv, you might get lucky to hear their names brought up a handful of times throughout the season. Using facebook and twitter, these NFL players can broadcast themselves more and try to make a bigger name for themselves. A player such as the two I mentioned could easily have about half a million or more followers on twitter and the same amount of fans on facebook. This would give fans a more in-depth view of a player that you won't hear on sportscenter or Mike and Mike.

This is why social media is so awesome for everyday people like you and me. Broadcast who you are and what you are trying to accomplish and do some free networking and advertising.

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