The New England Patriots made history on Thursday night, becoming the first NFL team on Twitter to reach one million followers. To thank their fans, the Patriots had people retweet the tweet below to receive a custom digital jersey “signed” by Rob Gronkowski.
Of course, Pats fans went crazy for their Internet jerseys, with more than 7,000 people retweeting that update (as of this post). But we all know the Internet is basically a troll breeding ground, and as you can see from the tweet below, someone really went for it:
Public reaction to colossal snafu—brilliant:
This epic conclusion from the “Patriots Dominate Twitter” article on the team web site now looks pretty hilarious:
Always a forerunner in the digital world, dating back to the first web site for any team in professional sports, the Patriots once again blazed a successful trail with their NFL-best Twitter domination.