NEWSRob Lowe Starts NFL Star Retirement Rumor & Learns "Power of Twitter"
Jan. 19 2012, Published 1:50 p.m. ET
In a bizarre twist — or rather Tweet — Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe got on the social media site to indicate Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was set for retirement.
"Hearing my fave, #18 Peyton Manning will not return to #NFL. Wow. #Colts," he Tweeted.
Keep in mind Peyton missed last season due to a neck injury, and that one particular Tweet raised eyebrows on the future Hall of Famer. Almost instantly, a former ESPN commentator and current NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen responded, "@RobLowe get out."
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Rob responded, "@richeisen My people are saying Manning will retire today. What do you hear? #NFL."
As pointed out by E! News, this erupted into even more Tweets, as a former NFL Network reporter Kara Henderson Tweeted, "Watching our newsdesk chase down Rob Lowe rumor is very comical...to me anyhow...Think Chad Lowe has any insight on Eli Manning's illness?"
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The rumor escalated to the point where Peyton's dad talked to ESPN, "He ain't retiring. I think he would've told me." Peyton's agent also sounded off by telling the NFL Network that that was the first he heard about the so-called retirement news.
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Even the Colts owner got in on the act: "My sources tell me Rob will star in an epic remake of 'Deep Throat' with aging porn stars and 4 finger circus clowns!"
Luckily, Rob had a scheduled appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so he got the chance to redeem himself!
"I'm a huge, huge Peyton Manning fan — and a huge, huge Colts fan," Rob said. "I Tweet every week about sports, about who they should fire, who they should hire. I do, I'm like a regular guy who has his opinions and stuff. So I was Tweeting that I heard this might be in the offing and then you learn the power of Twitter. That's a powerful, powerful medium."
