Some gremlin got access to the NFL’s Twitter account today and announced the death of commissioner Roger Goodell. NFL PR flack Brian McCarthy quickly corrected the record: 
 
 After the first tweet was deleted, the hacker kept tweeting: 
 
 The other two tweets were also deleted. The NFL appears to have regained control of its account. The fake cause of Goodell’s imaginary death is unknown. 
 
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 Update (1:24 p.m.): This appears to be the person who hacked the NFL’s account, along with the account’s password. 
 
 The person’s account has been suspended: ||||| The verified Twitter account of the National Football League was hacked on Tuesday and CNBC took the bait, announcing that commissioner Roger Goodell had died. 
 
 The NFL’s account sent a message stating, “We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP.” 
 
 CNBC was all over it, running a breaking news banner on air three minutes later that Goodell passed away. Two minutes after that, the banner changed, now stating the NFL had deleted the tweet but nobody immediately mentioned it on air. 
 
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 A few minutes after the banner changed, anchor Sue Herera broke into coverage to say the network confirmed from that it was a hack. 
 
 Meanwhile, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the account was hacked and that Goodell is “alive and well.” 
 
 The hacker also sent messages that read, “Oi, I said Rger Goodell has died. Don’t delete that tweet” and “OK, OK you amateur detectives win. Good job.” 
 
 The NFL has deleted all three tweets sent by the hacker. ||||| NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NFL’s Twitter account was reportedly hacked Tuesday and a tweet went out saying commissioner Roger Goodell had died. 
 
 ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on the hack shortly after. CNN also reported the NFL had confirmed the hack. 
 
 NFL's Twitter account was hacked. Roger Goodell is working away. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2016 
 
 The hacker’s tweet, which was retweeted over 2,000 times, was quickly removed, but the hacker apparently still had access to the account and sent out another tweet in response. 
 
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 CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora said the league was already starting to investigate.
– Preventing an outpouring of grief we're sure would've rivaled those for Muhammad Ali and Prince, reports of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's death Tuesday turned out to be a hoax. “We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP," CBS New York quotes a since-deleted tweet posted by the NFL's Twitter account. The tweet was retweeted more than 2,000 times. CNBC took the bait, reporting Goodell's death on air, the Wrap reports. But the NFL quickly announced its Twitter account had been hacked and Goodell was alive and well. Even after the hack was announced and the tweet deleted, the hacker apparently still had control, tweeting: “Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don’t delete that tweet.” Deadspin reports the hacker posted a third tweet that read: “OK, OK, you amateur detectives win. Good job.” The NFL's Twitter account followed a single Twitter account during the hack—@IDissEverything. That account has since been suspended and is possibly the person responsible for the Goodell death hoax. The league is investigating.