Life as a professional athlete can be cruel with armchair coaches constantly analyzing everything you do. And it’s made worse in the age of social media, as fans have the means to berate you for your shortcomings with the push of a button.
So, when you miss two extra points and two field goals that cost your team a win like Cleveland Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez did yesterday, you can guarantee that fans are gonna let you hear it.
The only problem is, many angry Browns fans targeted their anger at the wrong Zane Gonzalez.
Meet Zane Gonzalez, assistant baseball coach for the Kalamazoo Growlers, who found his Sunday evening interrupted by an eruption of Twitter notifications from irate Browns fans thinking they had found Browns placekicker Zane Gonzalez.