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Koetter apologizes for Bucs trolling Falcons with 28-3 tweet

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Dirk Koetter isn't exactly amused by his social media team's decision to take a shot at an NFC South rival earlier this week.

Speaking to reporters during his media availability at OTAs on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach issued an apology to the Atlanta Falcons for a tweet directed at the team in epic troll fashion Monday.

"I want to make sure on behalf of the Bucs organization that I apologize to the Falcons for whatever that was supposed to be that went out on social media," Koetter said, according to Jenna Laine of ESPN. "That's not what our organization is about."

In case you missed it, the Buccaneers account had dropped a not-so-subtle reference to the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI during a brief Twitter back-and-forth.

Koetter lamented the move, making sure to point out that the Bucs were sitting at home while the Falcons took on the New England Patriots for the Lombardi Trophy back in February.

"That was totally unprofessional and not smart on our part, whoever was responsible for that," Koetter said. "Heck, we wanted to be playing in the Super Bowl, and we were home sitting on our butts while they were playing. We've got no room to make fun of anybody that was in the Super Bowl, whether they won or not."

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