The NFL is notorious for player feuds due to hot tempers and the ever vigorous competition to be the best in the league, but Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy's mysterious disparaging tweet about Denver Broncos rusher Knowshon Moreno has more than a few people raising an eyebrow.
After ESPN's Skip Bayless tweeted about Moreno "killing it" during Sunday's thrilling win for Denver over the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 51-48, McCoy responded that, "Knowshon sucks."
Knowshon sucks RT @RealSkipBayless: Peyton is doing what Peyton always does. But Knowshon is KILLING the Cowboys.
— Lesean McCoy (@CutonDime25) October 6, 2013
There is no obvious reason for why these two guys would be at odds as they don't play for rival teams and rarely compete with each other, as McCoy and the Eagles reside in the NFC East and Moreno and the Broncos compete in the AFC West. The only parallel is that the two were drafted the same year, with Moreno going 12th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft while McCoy was selected in the second round (53rd overall), 41 picks later. Despite McCoy lashing out at Moreno, the Broncos' back wasn't ready to partake in a war of words over social media, as he just tweeted that he will "let haters hate:"
Glad @CutonDime25 was watching our game tonight.Great team win,lets keeprolling.#5-0#LetHatersHate#ShotsWereFiredButNoOneGotHit — Knowshon Moreno (@knowshonmoreno) October 7, 2013
Moreno has four touchdowns on the year for Denver (5-0), and has rushed for 331 yards on 65 carries. McCoy, meanwhile, has three touchdowns on the season for Philadelphia (2-3) while leading the league with 514 rushing yards and reaching the end zone three times.
Perhaps McCoy is just salty from a 52-20 loss that Denver handed to the Eagles in Week 4, when the Broncos put up a franchise record for points scored and sat unstoppable quarterback Peyton Manning in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand. McCoy rushed for 73 yards on 16 carries that afternoon but never did reach the end zone.
Meanwhile, Moreno had a touchdown and rushed for 78 yards on 12 carries in the Broncos' dominant victory.
It's unknown what made McCoy speak out against Moreno; just frustration stemming from a lopsided Week 4 loss, but it would appear that Moreno is not in the mood to fight back.
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