San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick Calls Out Fan On Twitter, Says 'Get Better At Life'
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS13) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback and Turlock native Colin Kaepernick lashed out on a fan who he believed was questioning his work ethic on Twitter on Wednesday.
It started with Kaepernick Tweeting about his workout, highlighting the physical work he'd done, as well as a two-hour study session.
1000 abs.... arm workout..... 10 min straight on the jump rope.... 2 hour study session in February..... that's what we call a recovery day!
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) February 18, 2015
A fan replied to it, saying Kaepernick's ab workout won't help him find an open receiver, with the hashtag study.
@Kaepernick7 @49ers ab workout won't help find open receiver #study
— stephen batten (@battman_returns) February 18, 2015
Kaepernick replied sharply twice, asking if the fan was illiterate or just ignorant, and asking the fan to give him a "breakdown of every defensive coverage."
@battman_returns are you illiterate or just ignorant? Read the tweet again better yet give me your breakdown of every defensive coverage
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) February 18, 2015
@battman_returns I want every players responsibility on every coverage if you can't do it mind your damn business clown!
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) February 18, 2015
Then, 11 minutes later, he replied once more, calling out the fan for only having eight Twitter followers, saying in part "your own family don't even want to know what you doin! Get better at life!"
@battman_returns you got 8 followers bruh your own family don't even want to know what you doin! Get better at life!
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) February 18, 2015
One thing's for certain, that fan now has more than eight followers. An hour later, he's approaching 250.
Former 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh had criticized Kaepernick previously for getting too involved in Twitter and social media disputes.