The Las Vegas Raiders made an embarrassing social media mistake Monday.
The Raiders decided to cut the 2020 third round draft pick, which came as a surprise to many around the NFL. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
A surprise: The #Raiders are waiving linebacker Tanner Muse, source said.
Muse was a third-round pick out of Clemson in 2020. Missed his entire rookie season because of a toe injury, but took starter reps throughout camp and was a core special teamer.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 6, 2021
However, the fact they then wished him happy birthday on Twitter is a hell of a lot more surprising. You can see a screenshot of the now-deleted tweet below.
This is a little awkward… pic.twitter.com/EewhXb3Ehw
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 6, 2021
This is why scheduled tweets can be dangerous! It’s impossible to know for sure, but I’m guessing someone runs a calendar of birthdays and schedules all the tweets months out.
That way, the team doesn’t have to worry about forgetting anyone.
The Raiders sent Tanner Muse a happy birthday tweet hours after releasing him 😬 pic.twitter.com/0hhFr0u1h4
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 6, 2021
Well, when you cut a player and end up forgetting to delete the scheduled tweet, then you find yourself getting roasted on Twitter.
Those are the rules of the internet. I don’t make them. I just follow them.
Raiders waiving 2020 third-round LB Tanner Muse (per @TomPelissero)https://t.co/7RlhcnQKkR pic.twitter.com/AoTC3m9bp7
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) September 6, 2021
Next time, call up to the department in charge of running social media after cutting a guy so you don’t find yourself in a situation like the one the Raiders did.