Roddy White reneges on Twitter bet with fan over Duke-Mercer game

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White earned a bit of attention last week for a bet he made over Twitter regarding the outcome of the Duke-Mercer game in

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White earned a bit of attention last week for a bet he made over Twitter regarding the outcome of the Duke-Mercer game in the NCAA tournament. White said he thought the Blue Devils would go all the way, but a fan named Dylan Hoyt disagreed:

@roddywhiteTV @kristenm2185 Mercer gonna beat em first round! #478

— Dylan Hoyt (@DHoyt77) March 18, 2014

White, confident in the Blue Devils, promised Hoyt season tickets if Bears pulled off the upset:

@DHoyt77 if mercer beat duke I will give you season tickets 50 yard line first row

— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 18, 2014

Of course, the Bears then beat the Blue Devils, prompting White to start backtracking:

I lost a bet and I will give him tickets to the bears game since he is a bears fan done with this bet

— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 21, 2014

White was widely chastised for reneging, to which he responded with the lamest excuse ever:

Y'all people are crazy on twitter you want me to man up and pay a bet to a person that had nothing to lose in the bet #soundsridicules

— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 23, 2014

Plus it's illegal to gamble in the NFL

— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 23, 2014

Hoyt, however, was a good sport, saying he was fine with White's decision because he (Hoyt) didn't want to be a distraction to the Falcons (you know, because we're in the midst of football season right now and the Falcons really can't afford to lose this week):

I don't expect anything from @roddywhiteTV because it wasn't even a legit bet. I do not want to be a distraction to The Falcons organization

— Dylan Hoyt (@DHoyt77) March 23, 2014