The NFL's official Twitter account tweeted a straight forward message about their commisioner, Roger Goodell, passing away today at the age of 57.
Here's the initial tweet that was quickly deleted:
The reaction on the Internet was immediate skepticism, assuming a hack, followed by plenty of trolling.
The league quickly let it be known that their account was hacked but not before a few more unauthorized tweets were sent out.
The @NFL account was hacked. Roger Goodell is fine. Carry on.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 7, 2016
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Once that drama was over, the trolling began:
Mike Carey says the commish is dead, tweet stands.— Andy Behrens (@andybehrens) June 7, 2016
RT @NFL pic.twitter.com/pDXxftuh7i— made by tim (@MadeByTim) June 7, 2016
six points for honesty RT @NFL We could shoot a guy on 5th Avenue and you'd still watch us every Sunday despite all your haughty columns— Kelly Dwyer (@KDonhoops) June 7, 2016
The @NFL password was, strangely, BASEBALL.— Kevin Kaduk (@KevinKaduk) June 7, 2016
NFL's twitter password was "RomoRomoRomo" wow— FGSB (@FlyGoalScoredBy) June 7, 2016
Everyone knows Roger Goodell isn't allowed to die unless Bob Kraft and Jerry Jones say it's ok first.— Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) June 7, 2016
