I also hope it works as an object lesson to not be so quick on the Tweet trigger.
Players learn to be discreet with tweets
By Blake Hurtik - Express-NewsBefore last week, Yuri Wright was known as one of the top shutdown high school cornerbacks in the country.
The 6-foot 2, 180-pounder from Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome. He had 19 scholarship offers, including ones from Michigan and Notre Dame.
But, after sending a series of sexually explicit and profanity-laced tweets, Wright learned the real-world consequences that can come from words said in the social media realm.
Don Bosco Prep, a Catholic school, expelled the star player. Michigan reportedly withdrew its offer.
