Among the beneficiaries of Sunday's Richard Sherman-Michael Crabtree spat, along with Erin Andrews and the lore of the 49ers-Seahawks rivalry, was Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Tom Crabtree.
Because he has the same surname as the San Francisco wideout and he is also a professional football player, Tom Crabtree received thousands of new followers in the wake of the feud and Sherman's boisterous postgame interview with Andrews.
Tom Crabtree sent out some hilarious tweets as the new followers rolled in:
You haven't experienced awkward until you've received dozens of insults intended for a man with a name similar to yours.
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
Oh. I mean.....YES! I am Michael Crabtree! Welcome, new followers!
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
Am i the modern day Steve Bartman?
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
.@mitchsherman Great job playing corner for the Seahawks tonight!
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
Great question.
RT @Discovery: Why do we sometimes mix up each other's names? http://t.co/RQTaYiTbbs
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
But the name mixup was far from Crabtree's only Twitter excitement of the night. He also had a playful back-and-forth with actor Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson, who has more than three million followers in Twitter, is known for his lack of a filter. During the 49ers-Seahawks game last night he sent out several profane messages, including this one:
. @SamuelLJackson i hate to be that guy, but your rude and often offensive language is bothersome. There are many children under 18 on twitt
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
Later, Crabtree sent out this message regarding another of Jackson's profane tweets.
I'll get through to you eventually. Reported you for offensive language.
RT @SamuelLJackson: The ref standing there didn't call Sh*t.
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
This got Jackson's attention, and he responded with this sarcastic tweet:
Wait! Some Grown Ass man reported me to Who for offensive language?! The Twitter police? The Headmaster? WHO??!!
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) January 20, 2014
Naturally, Crabtree got in the final word.
.@SamuelLJackson i'm your grown ass man
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
.@SamuelLJackson Thanks for playing along buddy. Time to watch True Detective now!
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
All told, it was quite the evening for the 28-year-old Crabtree.
Because I'm the hero Twitter deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So you'll hunt me. Because i can take it.
— Tom Crabtree (@itsCrab) January 20, 2014
"What a weird night," Crabtree told Jimmy Traina of Fox Sports. "I have some people who think Michael Crabtree actually called out Samuel L., but I've been getting tweets intended for Michael throughout the playoffs."
(H/T to The Buzzer)
