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Fans target wrong Chris Conte on Twitter after McDonald's stiff arm

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Monday was a rough night for Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Chris Conte, who was on the receiving end of a brutal stiff arm from Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald and was then ruled out of the game with a knee injury.

Many fans took to Twitter afterward to mock Conte, but some mistakenly tweeted at Chris Conte of Nashville's NewsChannel 5 instead. The reporter had a good sense of humor about the situation.

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