Alan Lupiani's Top Ten Favorite NFL Player Tweets of the Week

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: In this photo illustration the Twitter website is displayed on a mobile phone at a NRL match on July 11, 2009 in Newcastle, Australia. The micro-blogging phenomenon sees users post text 'tweets' of upto 140 characters in r

NFL players have joined the twitter craze and are letting us know what's on their minds during the first week of training camp.

I have been following many NFL players all week long, searching for the most interesting tweets.

Here's my TOP 10 NFL Player Tweets of the Week.

#1 Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - FEBRUARY 16: Cincinnati Bengals reciever Chad Johnson attends the 'Thank God I'm Famous' party hosted by Lil' Wayne, Ludacris and Young Jeezy during NBA All-Star weekend February 16, 2008 at Dream in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by

@oGOchocinco "Mark Kriegel you're an idiot, you want a Lil fame I'll help, because your story today sucked just like you did in school!!!"

remark: Chad got the week going with a BANG by firing back @ Fox's Mark Kriegel for Kriegel's unflattering portrayal of Ocho's online activities.

# 2 Buffalo Bills WR Terrell Owens

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Terrell Owens arrives for the Maxim Magazine Super Bowl XLIII party at The Ritz Ybor on January 30, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Tim Boyles/Getty Images)

@terrellowens81 "Keep hating jimmy romeo! while u're @ it, tell the people really how ratings r calculated & how ridiculous & inaccurate u r about my show."

remark: TO obviously upset over sports talk host Jim Rome's comments regarding TO's VH-1 reality show.

#3 Phoenix Cardinals DE Darnell Dockett

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 27: Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett #90 of the Arizona Cardinals speaks to the media during the NFC Media Day at Raymond James Stadium on January 27, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

@ddockett "Would any of u women get "NINE-0" tattooed on ur lower back for 150k and a shopping spree to all ur fav stores? u can't get it removed."

remark: Darnell is one of the funniest NFL tweeps out there. He's also an "out of the box" thinker when seeking additional ways to promote his "NINE-0" brand.

#4 San Diego Chargers LB Shawne Merriman

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - APRIL 05: NFL PLayer Shawne Merriman arrives to Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on April 5, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Nig

@shawnemerriman "Yea you can be tough alllllll you want to but the first time you get hit for a $2500 fine my name goes from LightsOut to just switch lol"

remark: The burly LB contemplates with trepidation about the prospect of being penalized with a nasty $2,500 unsportsmanlike "tweeting" fine.

#5 San Diego Chargers WR Kassim Osgood

@kassimosgood "DJ, bartender, janitor, street sweeper, begger, banker, everyone. It's almost time to chase that ring!"

remark: Kassim asks all SD fans to rise up in Jimmy Stewart, "It's a Wonderful Life" like fashion.

#6 Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco

CULVER CITY, CA - MAY 30: NFL player Chad Johnson arrives at the taping for Spike TV's 2nd Annual 'Guys Choice' Awards held at Sony Studios on May 30, 2008 in Culver City, California. The show airs on June 22, 2008 at 10PM ET/PT on Spike TV. (Photo by

@oGOchocino "For all the haters, I will never change!!!"

remark: Finally, An Ocho tweet that we can all agree with.

#7 Dallas Cowboy TE Martellus Bennett

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 16: Martellus Bennett #80 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during warmups before the game against the Washington Redskins on November 16, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Jaime L. Mikle/Getty Images)

@martyBTV "Hey we passed 8000 followers. Mmmm mmm good like Campbell soup"

remark: Couple of props here for Martellus. 1) Twitter has really put him on the map as far as visibility. 2) Kudos for a punchy twitter name. 3) Nice Andy Warhol pop-culture reference to Campbell soup cans. 4) Creative twitter trash talking.

PS: Martellus, we need to get some pictures of you on the red carpet!

#8 San Diego Charger LB Shaun Phillips

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16: NFL athlete Shaun Phillips arrives at the 2008 ESPY Awards held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The 2008 ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 20 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman

@ShaunPhillips95 "I'm changing my look for the season all business casual. I'm not only a businessmen (sp) but I'm a business man."

remark: Shaun gets his GQ on and let's us all know he means business MAN!

#9 New York Jet TE Dustin Keller

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Dustin Keller of the New York Jets attends the grand opening cocktail party for the new Victoria Secret Lexington Avenue Flagship Store on December 2, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)

@dustinkeller81 "Anyone in Cortland have a pool table that doesn't mind getting their butt whooped?!?!?!"

remark: Dustin learns fast that Cortland, NY is alot like W. Lafayette, Indiana where he went to college at Purdue. Not much to do, but a pool table is always around the bend.

#10 Buffalo Bills LB Kawika Mitchell

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 14: Linebacker Kawika Mitchell #59 of the Buffalo Bills takes a breather during a stoppage in play while taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on September 14, 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida. The

@ka_mitchell55 "Goin back to yesterday, I would like to say thank u 2 the people n our cafeteria. The food is actually real good. Nice selection & good ppl"

remark: Kawika, shout outs to the folks from my hometown of Rochester, NY where the Buffalo Bills hold training camp are always worthy of a Top 10 tweet. Let's GO 59 and 585!!!

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