Andrew Whitworth deleted his Twitter account after his Los Angeles Rams lost the Super Bowl, and he’s shared the exact event that led to his decision.
Whitworth, 37, is entering his third season with the Rams after spending 11 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He joined Barstool Sports podcast “Pardon My Take” for an episode released on Sunday and talked about why he deactivated the social media app earlier this year.
“It’s one of those things that was a culmination of, throughout the year I kept being like, ‘I read this junk too much.’ I had an instance with my son, Michael, who’s got a little swag to him. He’s not afraid to call that out. He kinda called me out one day. He was like, ‘Dad, can you please get off of Twitter today and throw the football to me?’ The fact that he’s calling me out for throwing the football with him, ‘I’m like, I’m out. For the rest of the offseason, I’m out.’ And then I got off, and I loved it. And I was like, ‘you know what? This is awesome. I’m not worried about what every single person on the planet has to say today.’ Now I’m just an Instagram guy.”
That must have been a freeing experience for Whitworth. Whitworth’s wife had previously said the four-time Pro Bowler dropped off Twitter to spend some quality time with his family. Now we know it was his son who was the impetus for the move.
Many pro athletes claim they don’t see or pay attention to what people say about them, but Whitworth’s comments seem to prove otherwise.
