Twitter Firees

The offending tweet(s): "Just talk with Kelly Washington, Desean Jackson, Geoff Pope, Hank Baskett and I caught a ball from Mike Vick, I love pre-game warm up," and later, "Man Im sick of getting hit like that , its the damn preseason shit! 1day I'm gone jump up and start throwing hay makers , #Tylenolplease."

Punishment: $25,000 fine

Company/Employer: NFL's Cincinnati Bengals

Job title: Wide Receiver

The story: The NFL does not allow players to post messages on any social media sites 90 minutes before games and "until postgame media obligations are fulfilled." Ochocinco, who was playing in the pre-season game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, sent the first tweet at 6:50 p.m., 77 minutes before the 8:07 p.m. game, and the second at 9:53 p.m. After being told of the fine, the wide receiver apologized to the NFL for tweeting during the game, acknowledging "that was 2 months of my Bugatti payments you just took from me." According to Fast Company, each word cost him approximately $500.