NFL Twitter Hacked and Goodell Falsely Declared Dead
Jun 08, 2016, 05:15 AM
The NFL Twitter feed was hacked on Tuesday, and a false malicious message sent out announcing the death of commissioner Roger Goodell.
"We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP." The post was deleted within minutes but not before the hacker was able to send out two more tweets according to ESPN.
Brian McCarthy, the league's vice president of communications, confirmed on Twitter that “Goodell is alive and well.