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Los Angeles Times
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Ryan Parker

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo joins Twitter; haters delight

May 15--Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo joined Twitter on Thursday night, and it didn't take haters long to sink in their teeth.

The number of people following Romo skyrocketed, and his name began trending once he joined.

Only one unexplained tweet was posted.

9

-- Tony Romo (@tonyromo) May 15, 2015

Romo has a lot of fans, but he also has a lot of outspoken critics after years of inconsistent play and choking in key moments of major games.

It took no time for haters to chime in and start trolling the QB.

@tonyromo Fire your PR team man. This isn't a good decision.

-- 500MarsTheGreat (@TheFlightOfMars) May 15, 2015

@tonyromo you'll probably end up regretting this decision. Good luck on here buddy

-- Trey Weatherholtz (@MTVtrey) May 15, 2015

@tonyromo YOU SUCK!

-- Mario F. Tavarez (@MarioFTavarez) May 15, 2015

@tonyromo is that how many interceptions you threw today?

-- Andrew Scozzari (@andrewscozzari) May 15, 2015

-- (@3lone) May 15, 2015

The amount of interceptions by week 3 RT @tonyromo: 9

-- femme fatale (@beastcoasthippy) May 15, 2015

Of course, there were plenty of people excited to see Romo had joined the social media platform.

Everybody welcome the best QB in the NFL to twitter. @tonyromo

-- Derek L. Davis (@sports_wriiiter) May 15, 2015

GREATEST COWBOYS QB OF ALL TIME I LOVE YOU RT @tonyromo: 9

-- Dez Bryant (@BeckyBaybe) May 15, 2015

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