On Wednesday, news broke that former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III was found dead in his apartment. He was 38.Tributes poured in for Barber on social media as NFL fans expressed their sorrow and shock over the sudden demise of the former Cowboys star. Amidst the outpouring of love for Barber, an ill-advised tweet from ABC News' Twitter account faced the wrath of NFL fans.NFL fans lambast ABC News' terribly worded tweet about BarberThe news outlet reported Marion Barber's sudden demise in a tweet with a caption reading:"JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38."ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia522549JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5NFL fans were understandably upset about the caption. Most complained that reporting that Barber had never exceeded the 1000-yard mark in a season in a tweet announcing his untimely demise was unnecessary and highly disrespectful.One fan even described the tweet as "tasteless":WARNING: NSFW Languagegoober@JNickerson64Fuck off with this headline. So disrespectful and tasteless. twitter.com/ABC/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia522549JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Fuck off with this headline. So disrespectful and tasteless. twitter.com/ABC/status/153…One fan replied that ABC News was insane to post the tweet:charles (load up the drake (london)) mcdonald@FourVerts@ABC just insane of you to post this18709@ABC just insane of you to post thisLas Vegas Raiders fan and NFL analyst Kenny King Jr. had some advice on how to write captions for tweets announcing someone's demise:Kenny King Jr@KennyKing_JrThere’s ways to approach this. Name him, announce his passing and stop twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia51849JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5There’s ways to approach this. Name him, announce his passing and stop twitter.com/abc/status/153…Another fan asked ABC to delete the tweet:Celtic SC ©®™@Celtic67Fins72Delete this is disrespectful. 🤨 twitter.com/ABC/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5149JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Delete this is disrespectful. 🤨 twitter.com/ABC/status/153…NFL Rhodes Show host Lindsay Rhodes also dished out some advice on how to announce "awful news":Lindsay Rhodes@lindsay_rhodesTake out everything between “back” and “has” and you have an acceptable tweet delivering awful news without callous, unnecessary and non-specific information. twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5472JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Take out everything between “back” and “has” and you have an acceptable tweet delivering awful news without callous, unnecessary and non-specific information. twitter.com/abc/status/153…NFL fans compare ABC's Marion Barber tweet to Adam Schefter's Dwayne Haskins tweetFans also pointed out the similarities between ABC's tweet and Adam Schefter's deleted tweet about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who passed away in a tragic car accident in April.In the since-deleted tweet, Schefter wrote:"Dwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders. Haskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3."James Birchall@Birchall_87RIP Haskins But the headline from Schefter is not called for.1RIP Haskins 💔💔But the headline from Schefter is not called for. https://t.co/tRQhw3FvvKFans and players blasted Schefter for his tweet, and the NFL insider apologized for the mishap.Fans quickly pointed out that ABC's tweet about Barber was similar to Schefter's about Haskins:Hux@AdamHux2Didn’t know @AdamSchefter was running the ABC twitter account twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia51049JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Didn’t know @AdamSchefter was running the ABC twitter account twitter.com/abc/status/153…JP@Yason_KellyPulling a Schefty here. twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia522649JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Pulling a Schefty here. twitter.com/abc/status/153…Ali🦁@itsYDG2ok Adam Schefter twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia522749JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5ok Adam Schefter twitter.com/abc/status/153…Stephen with a v@steveohrourkeFrom the adam schefter school of editorialising a man's death twitter.com/ABC/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5111JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5From the adam schefter school of editorialising a man's death twitter.com/ABC/status/153…One Twitter user even asked if it was the ESPN insider who was responsible for ABC's headline:The Canyon of Heroes@CanyonofHeroes_Hey .@AdamSchefter you write this headline? twitter.com/abc/status/153…ABC News@ABCJUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia522649JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38. abcn.ws/3z8eia5Hey .@AdamSchefter you write this headline? twitter.com/abc/status/153…The tweet has been quote retweeted close to over 850 times and is yet to be taken down as of the time of writing.