New York Jets

Furious fans rip on Jets rookie Bryce Petty for love of Domino's pizza

Published Aug. 28, 2015 12:03 p.m. ET

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New York is widely considered to be the pizza capital of America.

Many would argue that you'd be hard pressed to find a slice better than the ones you'll find in New York, and residents of the state won't let you forget it.

New York Jets rookie Bryce Petty learned that the hard way on Thursday. It all started when Petty tweeted his love for Domino's pizza -- specifically the fact that you can order a pie by texting a pizza emoji. Big mistake, Bryce.

The fact that you can order @dominos by texting a pizza emoji is awesome... #welldoneMrDominoWellDone
— Bryce Petty (@b_petty14) August 28, 2015

And then came the heat -- serious heat. Petty was ripped on by fans for choosing the national chain over their local pizza shops.

@b_petty14 dude, so many great places in the area, no need to waste time eating microwave pizza anymore
— Rick (@rick_condon) August 28, 2015

@b_petty14 @dominos you live in NY and you are eating Dominos? Shame on you.
— Frederick Johnson (@FredJohnson14) August 28, 2015

@b_petty14 you're in NJ now. Order real pizza. @dominos
— joe carlson (@JoeCarlson36) August 28, 2015

@wa2k1999 @b_petty14 NYC has the best pizza in the world. Time to fire #dominos. Any NYer will tell you that's not pizza
— JEG (@jeg_28) August 28, 2015

It was so bad that Petty had to issue an apology tweet for his pizza preference, asking his followers for suggestions.

It's safe to assume Petty just isn't used to the food in New York, given his recent move from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Needless to say, Petty probably won't be ordering Domino's any time soon. And if he does, he'll do it without letting his followers know.

(h/t Twitter)