In the above Tweet, newspaper Pioneer Press attempted to be clever about a story about Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who apparently tugs on the red beard of a fan at every home game for luck.
I'm guessing the sexual innuendo was a little too 6th grade for some readers.
Pioneer Press followed up with this tweet when called out:
@romenesko turns out, this would have worked better with a picture of the beard
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 30, 2014
Unconfirmed, gay rumors have been swirling around Rodgers for sometime. Last year, Rodgers told 540 ESPN Milwaukee, “I’m just going to say I’m not gay. I really, really like women. That’s all I can really say about that.”
