NFL Twitter hacked, reports Goodell’s fake death

Omnisports

June 7, 2016 4:53 AM

A hack of the NFL Twitter account led to the organisation announcing Roger Goodell's death on Tuesday, but he is thankfully alive and well.

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The NFL's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, leading to a false announcement of the death of commissioner Roger Goodell.

There was widespread shock when a tweet from the league's official account mourned the apparent passing of Goodell, at the age of 57, although the message in question was deleted within minutes.

— maurice (@tallmaurice) June 7, 2016

A league spokesman quickly released a tweet of his own confirming the commissioner is actually still alive.

Brian McCarthy's tweet read: "The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well."

— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) June 7, 2016

However, the hackers continued their shenanigans, with further tweets - again swiftly deleted - that read: "Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don't delete that tweet." and "OK, OK, you amateur detectives win. Good job."

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