A simple Carolina Panthers tweet trumpeting their depth at wide receiver somehow turned into a lengthy exchange of GIFs -- mainly of cats and bears -- with the Chicago Bears' Twitter account, which ended when Panthers coach Ron Rivera got involved.

The Panthers' wide receiver tweet got the attention of a Bears fan and things escalated from there.

@Panthers hey if you feel like trading I think we (@ChicagoBears got an extra safety to spare lol — Jacob Primrose (@jsprimrose99) May 26, 2016

@jsprimrose99 @ChicagoBears We're good for now Jacob, but thanks! Best of luck this season! — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016

@ChicagoBears @jsprimrose99 Hey, while you are here, can you help @cy_pair find a custom Ron Rivera jersey? — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016

@Panthers We might be able to... @cy_pair Would you wear it to a game in NC this year? pic.twitter.com/U9q6lukH9G — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016

@cy_pair @Panthers Let's make it happen then. Give us a follow so we can DM you. pic.twitter.com/HKUAKREWPF — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 26, 2016

@ChicagoBears @Panthers This means we're both going to the NFC Championship game, right? Can I get that in writing? — Josh Brzinski (@BrzinskiBear) May 26, 2016

.@ChicagoBears Can we get ice cream after we go swimming? pic.twitter.com/qfkYleHr8w — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016

.@ChicagoBears We were hoping for root bear floats to be honest pic.twitter.com/9vz9B37clo — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016

.@ChicagoBears Sounds good!



Get it? The pizza is on the turntable. pic.twitter.com/sn1Ji37vJZ — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 26, 2016

The last word went to Rivera.

The lesson learned here is that team Twitter accounts have an alarming wealth of GIFs to work with.