--- 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  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. Watch the full clip below. > [](https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/827381505051594752) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/"},"headline":"Watch Russell Wilson, Tony Romo and More NFL Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves","datePublished":"2017-02-03T12:49:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:44.794Z","description":"Star players tackle themselves","url":"https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","NFL","Jimmy Kimmel","TV","jimmy kimmel live","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4658560/nfl-mean-tweets-jimmy-kimmel/","name":"Watch Russell Wilson, Tony Romo and More NFL Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves"}}]}] ```