The NFL owners and the players are at odds at the moment. Working on a collective bargaining agreement that suddenly became a battle of turned tables in relation to the court of public opinion can do these things. When the owners voted to ratify the agreement, which, without the approval of the NFL players, takes away from the terms “collectively bargained.” The owners’ move was viewed as a public relations move to put pressure on the players, who have never been the instigators at any point of the NFL’s mess, was shrewd and calculated, and based on the initial rejoicing, it seemed to have worked.

And then the players responded with one of the primary tools of news communication in today’s world, Twitter. Instead of holding many micro press conferences or calling the local sports radio show, many different players used social media to voice their responses, and although solidarity has been something of an issue, the players have presented something of a united front in response to the subtle pressures of the NFL owners.

While there are many different tweets to sort through, it would easier to simply highlight some of the good ones. Here are few, in a relative time line format. Leading off is Vonnie Holliday of the Washington Redskins. He’s been quite prolific on Twitter, addressing fans and the like since the attempted power play by the owners:

Others agreed, even the media:

Other players spoke out as well:

Another player that’s been on Twitter a lot since the CBA was “approved” is Donte Stallworth of the Baltimore Ravens. Stallworth comes with something of a history, but his Twitter feed has been quite informative for the past 24 hours or so:

As for the aforementioned solidarity, Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers chimes in:

Meanwhile, the new batch of NFL rookies are staying out of it:

However, the most funny, if not outright true comment might have come from Darnell Dockett of the Arizona Cardinals. Dockett’s Twitter use is always worth checking out, if only to see where he went with the subject at hand. Concerning the collective bargaining agreement, Dockett did not disappoint:

It’s funny because it’s true. These are just some of the examples of the fun being had across Twitter as NFL players are responding en masse to the various demands and requests by the NFL owners group. Some pride is involved, as undoubtedly is some gamesmanship. Ultimately, the deal will be done and football will return. We just have to be willing to sit through this silly back and forth.

Meanwhile, running back Arian Foster has the right idea:

Which produced: