--- title: Mean Tweets Jimmy Kimmel 2017 description: Just in time for Super Bowl LI, Jimmy Kimmel has recruited some of the NFL's biggest stars to read mean tweets about themselves. canonical: https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-03T12:49:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:44.794Z og:title: Russell Wilson, Tony Romo and More NFL Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves og:description: Star players tackle themselves og:url: https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Russell Wilson, Tony Romo and More NFL Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves twitter:description: Star players tackle themselves twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Russell Wilson, Tony Romo and More NFL Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 3, 2017 12:49 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 3, 2017 12:49 PM UTC Just in time for [Super Bowl LI](http://time.com/money/4648824/super-bowl-2017-watch-online-live-stream-free/), [Jimmy Kimmel](http://time.com/4473441/jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud-history-timeline/) has recruited some of the [NFL’s biggest stars](http://time.com/4657780/nfl-2017-bad-lip-reading/) to read mean tweets about themselves on national television. During Thursday’s episode of _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_, the host aired a football-inspired edition of his [infamous “Mean Tweets” segment](http://time.com/4356157/nba-finals-kimmel-mean-tweets/) that featured players such as Russell Wilson, Demarco Murray, and Odell Beckham Jr. reading aloud some of the not-so-nice and downright insulting internet comments about themselves. “I’m tired of people saying Russell Wilson is too short to play quarterback,” the Seattle Seahawk recited. “He’s ugly, too.” “I have a deep and sincere hated for Demarco Murray. I hope he chokes on d\*\*k,” added the Tennessee Titans running back. “It’s unlikely, buddy,” Murray responded. Odell Beckham Jr., the New York Giants wide receiver, read out a particularly brutal tweet that he received. “Odell Beckham Jr. transitioned from an exciting new rookie to an extremely lame looking d\*\*khead in an alarmingly short amount of time,” he said, with a mournful look on his face. 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