Goodell's choice was a good one, as it turns out that Chad Ochocinco is the most influential sports personality in the online world.

In order to figure this out, I asked my Twitter friend Eli Langer to compile a database of athletes who play in the United States.

I then, typed their Twitter addresses into Klout.com, a company that measures influence by rating a specific person from 1 to 100 using over 35 variables on Facebook and Twitter. The score takes into account how much people listen to the personality's messages and how often those messages lead to further action by those that follow them.

We've been trained to rank people based on their number of followers or numbers of fans on facebook, but numbers don't necessarily mean that an athlete is good at interacting. That's what this list tells us.

Below, you will find the list of the most influential 14 athletes, who play in the United States, as measured by Klout. Click on their names to see their Twitter feed.

1. Chad Ochocinco, Score: 88

2. LeBron James, Score: 83

2. Mike Tyson, Score: 83

3. Mike Vick, Score: 82

3. Rory McIlroy, Score: 82

5. Lamar Odom, Score: 81

5. Kevin Durant, Score: 81

7. Reggie Bush, Score: 80

8. Tiger Woods, Score: 79

8. Ian Poulter, Score: 79

8. Jeff Gordon, Score: 79

8. Serena Williams, Score: 79

8. Dwyane Wade, Score: 79

8. Paul Bissonnette, Score: 79

12. Floyd Mayweather, Score: 78

12. Steve Nash, Score: 78

14. Dwight Howard, Score: 77

14. Jimmie Johnson, Score: 77

14. Kevin Harvick, Score 77

So let's analyze this a bit.