The NFL Twitter page, it turned out, had been hacked.
Brian McCarthy, vice president of communications for the NFL, confirmed in a tweet that the league's page was hacked and said Goodell is "alive and well."
"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died," read a tweet that appeared on the NFL page shortly after news of Goodell's demise disappeared. "Don't delete that tweet."
"Ok, Ok, you amateur detectives win. Good job," another tweet posted a minute later said.
Both tweets have since been deleted.
Still, the news made its mark and many took the opportunity to poke fun at the situation.
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