Hate them or love them, the New England Patriots have been one of the most impressive American sports franchises of the 21st century, and you can’t be a football fan without respecting Brady & Co.
You CAN, however, hate the Patriots’ social media team for making a seriously racist gaffe on Thursday night.
After becoming the first NFL team to reach a million followers on Twitter, some genius over at @Patriots thought it’d be a great idea to “auto-thank” each and every follower, Deadspin reports.
Big. Mistake.
Racist Tweet (screenshot: Twitter)
This tweet was up for 15 minutes before someone at Foxborough realized the mistake and probably fired the person.