Derek Carr Saves the Day

@teamfreak16 (43586)
Denver, Colorado
January 18, 2017 9:46pm CST
I just read a really cool article on the San Francisco Chronicle's website's Oakland Raiders page. Oakland Police had issued an Amber Alert for a missing toddler, and Raiders quarterback Derek Carr saw it on Twitter. Having well over 200,000 Twitter followers, Carr retweeted it to all of those followers. One of them saw the car and called it in. Toddler found and rescued. How cool is that? I've linked the Chronicle article below.
A retweet may not seem like much but, when you're as famous as Derek Carr, sometimes it's enough to have a huge impact.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Jan 17
Amazing! Sharing is caring and glad one of his followers found the car and toddler safe..
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
It's definitely a great story.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Jan 17
@teamfreak16 Yes, glad the toddler is safe and I am sure her family is thankful!
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 17
That is a case when social media does something positive.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
It's about time, isn't it?
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Jan 17
What a great outcome that was!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
I know. What are the chances?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382026)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 17
That is very cool indeed. FB and other social media outlets are great in some instances.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
They do come in handy sometimes. Glad that the kid is ok.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13718)
• United States
19 Jan 17
and people say we Raider fans are just terrible people. good on Carr in using his twitter to help out. Im sure it was a stab in the dark, but it sure helped.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13718)
• United States
19 Jan 17
@teamfreak16 - but you have to admit, it feels good to be hated doesnt it !
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
Yeah, we get a lot of flak, don't we? It's tough being a Raider fan here in Colorado. I've had guys want to fight me a few times.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
@Plethos - It certainly does. Especially when the Raiders are good. They really hate that.
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The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17594)
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19 Jan 17
That's great!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
It is, isn't it?
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The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17594)
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19 Jan 17
@teamfreak16 Yeah, dude.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
19 Jan 17
Nice to see Twitter has more uses than ranting!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jan 17
Yeah, it's nice to see somebody actually put it to good use for a change.
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