Atlanta Falcons rookie defensive end Takkarist McKinley has been fairly active on social media, but earlier this month, he announced that he was going on an indefinite hiatus.
Deactivating all my social media account by midnight for a while. Changing my # tomorrow. If you don't hear from me anymore oh well.
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) September 5, 2017
McKinley only made it two weeks before logging back onto Twitter because, as he explained to reporters Wednesday, he couldn't watch any more puppy videos.
Takk McKinley said he got tired of watching puppy videos, so he's happy to be back on social media pic.twitter.com/bwBMcEX6yx
— vaughn mcclure (@vxmcclure23) September 20, 2017
The 21-year-old has an adorable dog of his own named Codeine, whom he likes to dress up in Falcons gear and Batman costumes:









