Skip to main content
Larry Brown Sports Tagline. Brown Bag it, Baby.
#pounditFriday, March 29, 2024

Myles Garrett created Twitter account in response to catfish attempt

Myles Garrett

Potential No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Myles Garrett joined Twitter this week, which was a big thing for him.

Garrett was anti-social media during his career at Texas A&M, and reluctantly joined Twitter. He did so in order to help prevent catfishing that was going on from impostors using his name on social media.

The Star-Telegram reports that an impostor used his name on social media to try soliciting minors for sex. He figured having a verified account would help prevent that.

“In the end, Myles ended up having a social media presence – which he still doesn’t desire – but it is what it is,” his mother, Audrey Garrett, told the Star-Telegram.

Garrett is over 11,000 followers on Twitter and had sent 15 tweets as of Thursday evening. The latest was about — you guessed it — trying to make sure nobody was getting fooled by Instagram impostors.

NFL teams have to love this. Not only is he conscientious, but avoiding social media for the most part will help him avoid some of the pitfalls many of his colleagues experience, such as this.

.

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast!

Sports News Minute Podcast
comments powered by Disqus