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Someone hacked the NFL’s Twitter account to claim Roger Goodell is dead

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks to reporters on May 24.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks to reporters on May 24.

(Bob Leverone / Associated Press)
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NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell is alive and well Tuesday morning, despite the claims of an apparent hacker on the league’s Twitter feed.

Around 9:30 Pacific time, this message was tweeted out by through NFL’s account:

The tweet was quickly deleted, and CNN confirmed with the NFL that the commissioner has not passed away.

https://twitter.com/bradenCNN/status/740223227474128896

But none of that stopped the hacker, who continued tweeting from the NFL’s account despite the blown cover.

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Those tweets have been deleted as well.

The NFL is looking into the situation.

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