A hacker took over the NFL's Twitter account and said that Roger Goodell died
Jun 7, 2016, 22:40 IST
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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.
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However, moments later, two more tweets surfaced, clearly indicating that this was not the NFL tweeting.
Shortly after, the NFL confirmed the hack.
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While it has not been a good offseason for Twitter accounts in the NFL, it does appear that Roger Goodell is in good health.