I’ll assume he meant “not my intention.” I guess Donte didn’t really mean to mislead everyone after all.

Anyway, I know it was a bit of crazy day for you, Donte. And if the 49ers really did swoop at the last second with that big contract, I don’t blame you for jumping all over it. But Sal Capaccio should have been the FIRST person you told when you changed your mind about signing with the Bengals. If you had time to report the signing yourself over Twitter, you had time to call Sal.

So maybe my initial language I used for Donte was a bit much, and he’s not the world’s worst person after all. This was still ridiculous, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an honest mistake. Best of luck to you on the West Coast, Donte. Be careful on Twitter.

What a tool.

(Editor’s Note: Whitner has since apologized. I truly believe this was all a genuine mistake.)

Earlier today, it was reported that free agent Donte Whitner, Buffalo’s starting strong safety, had decided to sign with the Bengals. However, apparently old Donte couldn’t leave Buffalo without pulling one more act of Twitter ridiculousness. After implying over Twitter that he’d signed with the Bengals, we got this from Adam Schefter’s Twitter about a half-hour ago:

“Former Bills S Donte Whitner did NOT go to Cincinnati. He agreed to a 3-year, $11.75 million deal with $4 million gtd with the 49ERS.”

Whitner himself confirmed the signing with San Francisco not long thereafter on his own Twitter: