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Jan. 25, 2019Kansas City, MO |  By: AP

Englishwoman wrongfully targeted by Twitter mob

A 47-year-old Englishwoman has seen the best and worst
that Twitter would have to offer the American football player who shares her
name.

Dee Ford, of Kent, England, told the Kansas City Star that her "phone was
going off literally nonstop" due to angry tweets from Kansas City Chiefs fans
who thought they were venting at linebacker Dee Ford following his critical late
penalty in last weekend's AFC Championship loss to the New England Patriots. She
says Ford "doesn't deserve" the vitriol.

The player isn't on Twitter, but he was no stranger to the Englishwoman. Five
years ago, when the player was still at Auburn, someone in the school's athletic
department inadvertently tagged the woman in a congratulatory tweet after the
player was named most valuable player of the senior bowl. Fans responded with
their own positive tweets.

She decided to learn about the game and was hooked. She has spoken to the
Chiefs' Dee Ford by phone and attended two games - an Auburn home game last fall
and a Chiefs game in London in 2015.