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A hacker took over the NFL’s Twitter account and said that Roger Goodell died

Roger GoodellLucy Nicholson/Reuters

The NFL’s social media team had an unpleasant surprise on Tuesday when a hacker took over the league’s official Twitter account.

On Tuesday afternoon, the NFL suddenly tweeted that Roger Goodell had “passed away.”

The tweet was quickly deleted.

nfl tweet 1Twitter

However, moments later, two more tweets surfaced, clearly indicating that this was not the NFL tweeting.

nfl tweet 2Twitter

nfl tweet 3Twitter

Shortly after, the NFL confirmed the hack.

The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well.

— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) June 7, 2016

NFL’s Twitter account was hacked. Roger Goodell is working away.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2016

While it has not been a good offseason for Twitter accounts in the NFL, it does appear that Roger Goodell is in good health.

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