Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter.
For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best Twitter accounts for each franchise. They run the gamut from players, coaches, executives, traditional media, bloggers or simply accounts that keep us informed and entertained.
Whether you’re a Twitter neophyte or simply trying to spice up your feed for football season, we’re here to help. And it all starts with the Buffalo Bills official Twitter account:
@BuffaloBills [11](Followers: 103,711)
Top Bills To Follow:
Note: Followers as of date of publication, August 8, 2012
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| Name | Pos. | Followers | ||
| 1. | Shawne Merriman | LB | @shawnemerriman [13] | 416,836 |
| 2. | Nick Barnett | LB | @NicKBarnett [14] | 406,332 |
| 3. | Kirk Morrison | LB | @kirkmorrison [15] | 358,826 |
| 4. | Vince Young | QB | @VinceYoung [16] | 143,226 |
| 5. | Stevie Johnson | WR | @StevieJohnson13 [17] | 104,533 |
| 6. | Tashard Choice | RB | @tchoice23 [18] | 90,513 |
| 7. | C.J. Spiller | RB | @CJSPILLER [19] | 61,990 |
| 8. | Fred Jackson | RB | @Fred22Jackson [20] | 46,938 |
| 9. | Marcell Dareus | DT | @marcelldareus [21] | 32,204 |
| 10. | David Nelson | WR | @DavidNelson86 [22] | 29,153 |
| 11. | Mario Williams | DE | @bbwolf94 [23] | 28,412 |
| 12. | Stephon Gilmore | CB | @BumpNrunGilm0re [24] | 26,463 |
| 13. | Aaron Williams | CB | @ajwilliams23 [25] | 24,515 |
| 14. | T.J. Graham | WR | @SpeedBi11s [26] | 21,747 |
| 15. | Brad Smith | WR | @RealBradSmith [27] | 21,541 |
| 16. | Jairus Byrd | FS | @jairusbyrd [28] | 21,535 |
| 17. | George Wilson | SS | @GWilson37 [29] | 20,222 |
| 18. | Kelvin Sheppard | LB | @KelvinSheppard [30] | 16,906 |
| 19. | Eric Wood | OL | @EWood70 [31] | 12,820 |
| 20. | Brian Moorman | P | @brianmoorman [32] | 12,065 |
| 21. | Mark Anderson | DE | @Manderson_95 [33] | 11,508 |
| 22. | Arthur Moats | LB | @dabody52 [34] | 10,727 |
| 23. | Scott Chandler | TE | @scottchandler84 [35] | 10,539 |
| 24. | Donald Jones | WR | @Dajones19 [36] | 10,490 |
| 25. | Andy Levitre | OL | @LevitreAndy [37] | 9,888 |
While it apears that quarterback and cover boy Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't on Twitter, you can follow the Bills' equipment managers. That's right, diehard Bills fan can follow either equipment manager Jeff Mazurek (@jeffmazurek [38]) and assistant equipment manager Moose Haws (@moose_eq [39]) or both. And if jerseys, pads, helmests, shoes and such aren't your thing, you can follow Bills CEO Russ Brandon (@RussBrandon [40]) to get your news and information straight from the top.
And if you are a diehard Bills fan chances are you are already following the Buffalo Jills (@BuffaloJills10 [41]) and are probably card-carrying members of the official Buffalo Bills Booster Club (@BillsBoosters [42]), who have been supporting their beloved team since 1961.
For the fifth straight season, the Bills will head north to Toronto to play a home game, this time hosting Seattle in Week 14 on Dec. 9. Even though the game is still four months away, it has its own Twitter feed (@billsintoronto [43]) with more than 2,500 followers and counting.
Those fans who wish to relive the glory days of the Bills teams that made it to four straight Super Bowls from 1990-93 are also in luck as they have the opporunity to follow Jim Kelly (@JimKellyInc [44]), Thurman Thomas (@thurmanthomas [45]), Andre Reed (@Andre_Reed83 [46]), Cornelius Bennett (@realcbennett97 [47]), Steve Tasker (@SteveTasker89 [48]) and/or Darryl Talley (@DarrylTalley [49]) if they so choose.
The Bills Beat:
Tim Graham, Bills' beat writer for The Buffalo News: @ByTimGraham [50] (12,152)
Joe Buscaglia, WGR550's Bills reporter, Bills Radio Network sideline reporter: @ [51]JoeB_WGR [51] (11,708)
Chris Brown, lead reporter for team's official Web site, www.buffalobills.com/Bills [52] Radio Network analyst: @ChrisBrownBills [53] (8,429)
Sal Maiorana, covers the Bills for the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.): @salmaiorana [54] (5,348)
John Murphy, Bills radio reporter/host of "The John Murphy Show": @JohnMurphyShow [55] (4,964)
Mark Gaughan, covers the Bills for The Buffalo News: @gggaughan [56] (3,091)
Jeff Russo, Sports Director for WKBW-TV Buffalo/host of "The Thurman Thomas Show": @JeffRussoWKBW [57] (2,779)
Jay Skurski, sportswriter for The Buffalo News: @JaySkurski [58] (1,684)
Bills Blog Roll:
Press Coverage [59] is The Buffalo News' Bills blog.
Three Point Stance [60] is the Democrat and Chronicle's Bills blog.
Buffalo Rumbings [61] is SB Nation's Bills blog.
BuffaLowDown [62] is where you can get the low down on the Bills.
Bills Daily [63] has been "Serving Buffalo Bills Fans Since 1998."
Bills Gab [64] is simply "The Definitve Buffalo Bills Blog."
The ESPN AFC East blog is run by James Walker and you can follow him @espn_afceast [65].
2012 Athlon Sports NFL Power Rankings and Team Previews:
No. 32: Jacksonville Jaguars [66]
No. 31: St. Louis Rams [67]
No. 30: Minnesota Vikings [68]
No. 29: Indianapolis Colts [69]
No. 28: Cleveland Browns [70]
No. 27: Miami Dolphins [71]
No. 26: Arizona Cardinals [72]
No. 25: Tampa Bay Buccaneers [73]
No. 24: Kansas City Chiefs [74]
No. 23: Oakland Raiders [75]
No. 22: Washington Redskins [76]
No. 21: Seattle Seahawks [77]
No. 20: Carolina Panthers [78]
No. 19: New York Jets [79]
No. 18: Buffalo Bills [80]
No. 17: Thursday, Aug. 9
Order your 2012 Buffalo Bills Athlon Sports NFL Preview [12] magazine here
Related: 2012 Buffalo Bills Season Preview [80]
Related: 2012 Buffalo Bills Schedule Analysis [81]
- By Braden Gall and Mark Ross, published on August 8, 2012
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