Simply put, we are sports fans, and we use Twitter. We found that it wasn't easy to find professional athletes on Twitter, other than the real obvious (Shaq, Lance, Tony, etc). In April 2009 we decided to do something about it. Initially slated as a weekend (or two) project the site has taken on a life of its own and has grown much faster than we anticipated. We have been mentioned on ESPN's Outside the Lines, in Sporting News, ESPN the Magazine (December 2009) and on numerous blogs. Thanks everyone for the support. We have much more planned.
Interested in knowing how we verify athlete accounts, see some of our methods here.
Let us know what you think @Pro_Athletes.
