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QOTW: Favorite person to follow on Twitter

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- In terms of social media, Twitter and Instagram still appear to be the favored forms of communication between athletes and the general world that follows them.

But who do the players follow?

This week’s Question of the Week asked just that -- who is your favorite Twitter follow?

(My answer: My buddy John Walters because his opinions on things are often quite different than most @jdubs88.)

Wide receiver Ryan Broyles @RyanBroyles: I don’t follow celebrities or anything like that. I follow news stations and stuff like that. I try to stay up to date. I don’t think I have one, man. As much as I’m on there, when I get on there I’m on there to tweet something, but throughout the day I’ll look at random news sites. I can’t say they are favorite, they all bring something to the table. I feel like I’m diversified when it comes to my Twitter followers. But I can’t just give you one.


Tight end Joseph Fauria @bigjoefauria: Let me see.

Tight end Jordan Thompson @JORDANTH0MPS0N: Say me, so I can get some followers.

Reporter: That’s actually brilliant.

Punter Sam Martin: Actually, say me, @SamMartin_6.

Fauria: I’m looking. I’m looking. Let’s see if Reggie tweeted. (Looks and sees that Bush didn’t tweet at him.) Definitely not Reggie Bush. I kind of like SportsNation. Hold on. I don’t really follow people that are really bad, really funny. I would say either SportsNation or Terez Owens. SportsNation because they post funny memes and same with Terez Owens. Just keep me updated on sports news and what’s going on with the game and Terez Owens is every sport. He’s a little bit gossip here and there, so it’s funny. Best of both worlds. Get my People Magazine and sports at the same time.


Punter Sam Martin: I don’t know. I really don’t know. Someone funny that I follow? I don’t know, dude, that’s tough. Ellen Degeneres is funny. I honestly am not a big, I follow 'SportsCenter' and stuff like that and I don’t get on it much unless I’m posting something or checking games. So, I guess sports and news. Forbes is a good one. I follow Forbes. It’s one of the few that I’ll actually click on their (links). So Forbes and Ellen.


Right guard Larry Warford @wardaddy_75: Funny Pics Depot. Just hilarious, bro. It gets me out of bad moods. It’s funny to follow. It’s pretty hilarious. I think equally as fun is LeCharles (Bentley). It’s funny because he just shuts people down. Those two are my favorite. It’s funny watching what LeCharles posts because he just shuts people down so fast. Someone will say something about diet and nutrition and he’ll go, ‘Nope, you’re wrong. And here’s why.’ It’s just funny to me. And then he puts up a lot of clips of other guys I train with as far as their pass pro and technique. Clips of them doing good things, coachable things. It’s pretty sweet. It’s like a double positive for me. Funny and informative.


Cornerback Darius Slay @_bigplayslay9: On Twitter? Kevin Hart. He’s too funny. Too funny. The stuff he tweet, it’s just so funny. You’ve got to follow Kevin. You’ve got to follow all comedians. Need to laugh.


Safety Jerome Couplin III @WhenInRome14: I don’t really go on Twitter. I be on Twitter here and there, but now more because I’m bored. I’m literally doing absolutely nothing. Don’t have one person for you. More instagram than Twitter.


Right tackle Cornelius Lucas @larry_lovestein: In terms of what? Detroit Lions. They keep me updated on what is going on with the team.

Reporter: Really? Really? You need that?

Lucas: You wanted somebody else?

Reporter: If that’s the truth and not the PR answer, then fine. But I don’t buy that.

Lucas: Actually my favorite thing to follow is NOLA.com. I’m from New Orleans, so I like to keep up with the news back home.


Wide receiver TJ Jones @IamTJJones13: I don’t use it following-wise in my timeline but probably Kevin Hart. Always a good laugh, always something stupid. You can count on him doing something to make you laugh.

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