Posted on 06/07/2016 10:28:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A NFL spokesman says Goodell "is alive and well"
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not dead.
The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked Tuesday and a message posted around 12:30 pm. ET said Goodell has died.
"We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP," the tweet read.
The NFL Commissioner's Office confirmed to NBC the account was hacked.
Additional messages were posted after the first false tweet.
"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don't delete that tweet," one message read, followed by, "OK, OK, you amateur detectives win. Good job."
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the hack in a tweet, adding Goodell "is alive and well."
Tom Brady is a computer hacker as well! Nicely done Tom!
CNBC bottom of screen headline reported
this.Password was probably easily guessed
like “BradySucks”.Presumably they changed
the password after deleting the tweet.
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