Jimmy Kimmel gets NFL stars to read mean tweets about themselves

Now that the NFL season is here, cue the chatter and trash talk on social media.

Watching sports with a bag of chips and a beer-can helmet is no longer enough. Thanks to Twitter, we're now closer than ever to our star athletesyes, "our."By the nature of some of thecommentary on social media, it seems many fans feel the players owe them something.

In a popular segment where celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, late-night hostJimmy Kimmel brought in some NFL stars, past and present, for his show on Thursday.

Hilarity ensued.

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