A hacker took over the NFL's Twitter account and said that Roger Goodell died
The NFL's social media team had an unpleasant surprise on Tuesday when a hacker took over the league's official Twitter account.
On Tuesday afternoon, the NFL suddenly tweeted that Roger Goodell had "passed away."
The tweet was quickly deleted.
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However, moments later, two more tweets surfaced, clearly indicating that this was not the NFL tweeting.
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Shortly after, the NFL confirmed the hack.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/740223398584946688
The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/740222122908209152
NFL's Twitter account was hacked. Roger Goodell is working away.
While it has not been a good offseason for Twitter accounts in the NFL, it does appear that Roger Goodell is in good health.
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