Titus Young Takes to Twitter, Won’t Help Cause with Detroit Lions

Oct 28, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young (16) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field. Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

When the Detroit Lions set a path for Titus Young’s possible return to the team, they probably didn’t have something like this in mind:

Like I said I never been selfish but if I’m not going to get the football i don’t want to play anymore

— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013

Never have I ran the wrong route, just put my self where the ball was going

— Titus D Young Sr (@TitusDYoungSr) January 22, 2013

Pretty clear at this point the message the Lions were trying to send has not been received.

While returning to the Detroit Lions locker room always seemed like a long shot, these kinds of tweets may very well keep away any potential trade partners willing to take a risk on a young and talented, albeit troubled, wide receiver.