Another day. Another TWITTER event. This time it involves the
National Football League. Last week, star running back Arian Foster
sent a copy of a MRI image showing his severely injured hamstring
to all of his followers by TWITTER. His "tweet" included
an explanation of where his hamstring was specifically damaged.
The problem is that NFL teams fight hard to keep this type of
information private. Foster is one of the top running backs in the
league and his availability for the first week of the season, which
starts next weekend, was in question. NFL teams often guard this
information zealously. They do not want the opposition to find out
how injured their players are. Even if a player is not going to
play, NFL teams want their opponents to have to prepare as if
Foster or another star player would be available.
