Steelers Tell Mike Mitchell to Stay Off Social Media After Tweeting "Kill Yourself" to Fan
By Jason McIntyre
Mike Mitchell, a Pittsburgh Steelers safety, made a couple mistakes on twitter after the Monday Night Football win over Tennessee: He took to direct message to tell a fan, “kill yourself”and another to “die broke.”
And the Pittsburgh media pounced. And then the Steelers did – Mitchell has been suspended from social media for his outburst, the team announced.
Yeah, it’s a bit unseemly that someone would take DMs and go public with them, but it’s twitter, and just about anything goes online, so are you really surprised?
The Steelers signed Mitchell in free agency earlier this year, stealing him from Carolina and lavishing him with a 5-year, $25 million deal. [Screen grabs via CBS Pittsburgh]