Eric Ebron, Anthony Barr

Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron leaves Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr in the dust after a reception last season.

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Fans aren't the only ones excited about the NFL's schedule release on Thursday night. Many players took to social media to react, including Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr.

schedule is liiiiit!!! predictions??? — Anthony Barr (@AnthonyBarr) April 15, 2016

One of the first people to respond with a prediction was Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron, who was drafted one spot after the linebacker in the 2014 NFL draft.

L on Thanksgiving (mark that) https://t.co/kLVhR88WlR — Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) April 15, 2016

Who doesn't enjoy a little intra-division trash talk? As you might expect, Barr wasn't going to stand idly by after Ebron fired the first shot.

😂😂😂😂😂 I musta hit you too hard last year RT @Ebron85: L on Thanksgiving (mark that) https://t.co/jXJ4tFs7DQ — Anthony Barr (@AnthonyBarr) April 15, 2016

For the record, Barr didn't record a tackle on Ebron in 2015, only bringing him to the ground on a touchdown catch. The tight end did manage to best Barr in coverage a couple times, something Ebron didn't hesitate to point out.

Barr, of course, countered.

Ebron actually had two of his more productive games last season against the Vikings. In the two contests, he hauled in 10 passes for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

@itheeayb smh. My stats against Minnesota speak for its self 😊 — Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) April 15, 2016

Barr's final zinger, which was kind of a mic-dropper, is essentially, "scoreboard." The Vikings did manage to sweep the season series from Detroit last year.

As you might have suspected with all the emojis, the conversation was simply good-natured joking between two friends, which Ebron made sure to clear up after the entertaining back-and-forth.

@itheeayb (No Plea) just don't want Twitter hyping u know u my dawg and we go back ✊🏾 #Jokes — Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) April 15, 2016

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