The NFL's Twitter Account Was Hacked To Say That Commissioner Roger Goodell Had Died

Actually, he’s still alive.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is very much alive, despite a tweet sent from the NFL's official Twitter account Tuesday that claimed he had died suddenly.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is very much alive, despite a tweet sent from the NFL's official Twitter account Tuesday that claimed he had died suddenly.

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The tweets were quickly deleted, and an NFL spokesperson confirmed that Goodell is alive, the NFL's account had been compromised, and that the league is "looking into it."

The tweets were quickly deleted, and an NFL spokesperson confirmed that Goodell is alive, the NFL's account had been compromised, and that the league is "looking into it."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, very much alive.

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The apparent hacker got a few tweets off before the NFL managed to change its password, or something like that.

The apparent hacker got a few tweets off before the NFL managed to change its password, or something like that.

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