David Wilson, Rueben Randle hurl insults on Twitter — were they joking?
Rueben Randle and David Wilson have both had their ups and downs with the New York Giants since their NFL careers began a year ago. Wilson, a former Virginia Tech star, ended up in Tom Coughlin’s dog house after Week 1 this season when he lost two fumbles. Randle, who played college ball at LSU, has been a pleasant surprise on box scores, but he has forced Eli Manning into more than one interception by running the wrong route.
On Tuesday night, the two second-year players decided to go at it on Twitter. The exchange had the feel of two close friends ripping on each other in only a way that close friends could get away with. However, they said some stuff that makes you wonder if there was truth behind the heckling. You be the judge.
@RuebenRandle hey randle u suck ur on the bench of ma fantasy team
— David E. Wilson (@4stillRunning) October 15, 2013
@RuebenRandle get off twitter and get in your play book u bum
— David E. Wilson (@4stillRunning) October 15, 2013
@4stillRunning u go get in urs! Oh wait…u might fumble it
— Rueben Randle (@RuebenRandle) October 16, 2013
@RuebenRandle drop another pass and I'm DROPPING U from my fantasy team #butterfingers
— David E. Wilson (@4stillRunning) October 16, 2013
@4stillRunning fumble another ball ima put u at the end of my bench like coach Coughlin did.
— Rueben Randle (@RuebenRandle) October 16, 2013
@4stillRunning "Wilson takes the kickoff. He has room on the sideline (crowd cheers). He cuts back…FUUMMBBLLLEEE!!"
— Rueben Randle (@RuebenRandle) October 16, 2013
If the Giants weren’t 0-6, some of this stuff would probably be funnier. Common sense would tell you they were just razzing one another. But this seemed like kind of a cheap shot from Randle.
@4stillRunning ain't nutn wrong with yo neck. B Jacobs just punk'd u out ur spot
— Rueben Randle (@RuebenRandle) October 16, 2013
After some more jabs back and forth, Wilson basically called off the fight with this tweet:
On a serious note me, @RuebenRandle and THE GIANTS love the game and winning We make mistakes but know we always play hard for the Team/Fans
— David E. Wilson (@4stillRunning) October 16, 2013
If they love winning, they can’t be enjoying themselves all that much this season. Aside from this acrobatic double backflip, Wilson has had an incredibly rough season. Randle is making great progress, but at the end of the day both players are still a part of an 0-6 team. That isn’t fun for anyone.
