We get it, NFL teams. Social media is all about engaging your followers, and what better way to do that than being topical and tweeting about Star Wars on May the 4th?
The Cowboys kept it simple.
The Ravens really got into it.
J.J. Watt blowing up the Death Star is a fun idea.
Um, Chiefs, that light saber looks like a red … you know what, never mind.
The Cardinals went in a different direction, and they get points for originality.
Not everyone was impressed with the Cardinals’ effort, though.
@AZCardinals @NFL you suck at hiding droids
— penawan (@RemoChristion) May 4, 2016
The Browns put a whole lot of work into this.
The force must be strong in the AFC North because the Steelers had basically the same idea.
The Lions went with the Spaceballs homage. Not bad!
The Bears were really proud of their May the 4th idea.
They loved it, actually.
Okay, Bears, we get it.
Patriots fans surely loved this one, and everyone else probably hated it. (Maybe they could have just let Julian Edelman handle their Star Wars-related posts.)
Not to be outdone, the Giants did the exact same thing as the Patriots.
You’re doing too much, Eagles.
You’re better than this, Panthers social media team.
Did the recently relocated Rams really think this one through?
Because …
@RamsNFL yet you chose to upset all Rams fans by moving your team #NFL #dumbestquoteever
— Artour Parsadanian (@red_bird_fever) May 4, 2016
@RamsNFL kinda like you upset the whole fan base of St.Louis! #hypocrites
— mitchell (@monster1557) May 4, 2016
@RamsNFL oh like you did when you left St Louis?
— Mark Himmelberg (@Himmie21) May 4, 2016
The real winners were the teams that chose to not participate in May the 4th content. The Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers all went about their business on May the 4th without doing anything related to Star Wars.
Teams accounts are allowed to have fun, obviously, but a lot of these tweets felt forced … no pun intended.
This article was written by Jeanna Thomas from SB Nation and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.