Social media now plays a huge role in our public as well as private lives. For most people, this doesn’t pose a problem. For those who are very well known, however, it can lead to embarrassing and even catastrophic circumstances. We’ve seen this happen numerous times with athletes. An offensive tweet has gotten quite a few athletes in trouble. Let’s look at a few such cases, as well as some ideas on how such problems can be avoided.

College Athletes

In some ways, college athletes need to be even more careful than professionals in their online as well as offline behavior. They are in danger of sabotaging their potential careers, which have not even officially started. Many college athletes, however, have been rather careless in this regard. Here are a few examples.