Dick Butkus uses new Twitter verification to take shot at Aaron Rodgers

Upon his blue check approval on Twitter, Chicago Bears legend Dick Butkus immediately fires a shot at Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. 

Aaron Rodgers may claim to own the Bears, but Dick Butkus now owns Rodgers — on social media, at least.

The 79-year-old former linebacker was just awarded a blue verification check, which he believes should give him the authority to kick people off of the platform. With his newfound Internet validation, Butkus is hoping Rodgers hears his request.

Known for his jovial personality, Butkus strays also happened to catch an enthusiastic Bears fan who apparently continues to wear his Butkus jersey from childhood.

Bears legend Dick Butkus bodies Aaron Rodgers with first verified tweet

As ruthless as Butkus can be online, Rodgers wouldn’t have been able to squeak out ownership claims to Soldier Field with Butkus on the field. Playing from 1965-1973, the nine-year NFL veteran had a reputation across the league as the fiercest linebacker in the league.

“Dick was an animal,” Deacon Jones once said. “He was a well-conditioned animal, and every time he hit you, he tried to put you in the cemetery, not the hospital.”

This was an entirely different era of football, and Butkus was still considered one of the most aggressive and hard-hitting players at his position. He won the Defensive Player of the Year twice and made two All-Decade teams, and his revered number 51 has been retired by the Bears.

But all the accolades must have faded over the years, as Butkus has had his eye on a shiny new prospect: being verified on Twitter.

His verification is the result of a grueling campaign, during which he’s threatened to hurt Rodgers if he didn’t help.

Just as he was on the field, Butkus is rampaging across Twitter wielding his blue badge, wondering why the sponsorship money hasn’t started pouring in.

Now that he’s verified, the next benchmark for Butkus is to score more followers than his arch nemesis. If all Bears fans can pool their resources together in shared contempt, perhaps Butkus, if not the Bears, can own Rodgers.