Ben Tate challenges name-calling fan on Twitter to say it to his face
Ben Tate was frustrated after the Houston Texans lost 28-23 at home to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, and he took some of his frustration out on fans over Twitter.
First he took a passive-aggressive shot at Texans fans for booing the team at home:
Never mad at the fans its hard to hear boo's when u out there give it all u got
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) November 17, 2013
Then he responded to a cursing fan by challenging the person to call him those names to his face:
See me n say that RT @Jeremy_Garza18: @bentaterb F*ck outta my city f*ck boy with your wishy washy fumbling ass.
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) November 17, 2013
The foul-mouthed tweet from the fan was a response to Tate fumbling on the team’s final possession, which resulted in a turnover on downs. Though Tate recovered his fumble at the two, he said after the game he thought he could have scored a go-ahead touchdown if he didn’t fumble.
Prior to the game, Tate actually had a really positive attitude:
GAMEDAY Texans fans the losing streak ends today!!! Tune in #Texans
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) November 17, 2013
It will be tough for him to keep that up with the team now 2-8.
But let this be a reminder to fans: if you curse out athletes over Twitter, watch out, because this is a time when athletes are retaliating!
