Breaking: Steve Smith to retire, according to Joe Person

[Udogg]

Joe Person tweeting before half the NFL? How stupid do you have to be to believe that!!!

[CatofWar]

Counting all the ass holes in the thread and I'm definitely not alone.

[Montsta]

You know it's an April Fool's thread when it's got Joe Person and Breaking News in the same title.

[Mr. Scot]

Ahah come on dude. I love Steve Smith as much as anyone but this kind of thing should totally be expected on the huddle. It's pretty funny.

This same gag has been done a dozen times over.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I was going to post ..Joe Person awake before 3pm n talking to Panther management..LOL

[Cary Kollins]

[panfan32]

Steve Smith via his instagram:

"After 12 amazing seasons with the Panthers, I've decided it's time to step away from the game I love. It's something I've thought about for a long time, and after seeing Kevin Ware's injury last night, I realize just how precious life is. I will spend this next chapter of my life with my wife and kids, healthy and able-bodied. I will always be a Panther at heart."

http://instagram.com/stevesmith

Per Joe Person's twitter:

"Carolina Panther great Steve Smith plans to hold a press conference this afternoon where he is expected to announce his retirement from the NFL."

https://twitter.com/joeperson

Good night sweet prince

OH WEE MAYNE. Looks like we definitely need a WR first round.

I will so find you and my payback. You had my ass going to every single sports website looking for this poo. ARRRRRRR I hate you!

20 plus years and no one has gotten me on April 1. YOU SUCK!

[Captroop]

I pegged it as an April Fools as soon as I opened it. People up in arms in here clearly can't take a joke. They're the kind of people who shake up beer cans before they hand them to friends, but then fly off the fugging handle when you set that cracked LCD image as their screen saver and uplug their keyboard.

Calm down and enjoy a little prank. You'll live longer.

[ThunderKatt]

Today might not be the day to get accurate news on the huddle. :cigar:

[CatofWar]

[Doc Holiday]

This one is so overdone too. It's not even believable anymore.

off the top of my head its at least the 4th time I've seen this

[fjblair]

WTF is instagram?

Like Twitter but worse?

April fools threads are the pinnacle of idiocy.

[fjblair]

I pegged it as an April Fools as soon as I opened it. People up in arms in here clearly can't take a joke. They're the kind of people who shake up beer cans before they hand them to friends, but then fly off the fugging handle when you set that cracked LCD image as their screen saver and uplug their keyboard.

Calm down and enjoy a little prank. You'll live longer.

i think you are missing the obvious point that it's not funny or clever so therefore it is a fail.

[Guest FredLane4Ever]

I actually believe it because the Ware injury was THAT BAD. I do not want to participate in anything that could possibly allow that to happen to my leg.