LOOK: Alive Roger Goodell jokes about NFL trying to kill him off
The report of Roger Goodell's death was greatly exaggerated
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Ryan Wilson
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Roger Goodell didn't die Tuesday, despite a tweet from the NFL's official account stating as much. Instead, as we all came to find out, the account had been hacked, and Goodell, 57, was very much alive and kicking. As was his sense of humor.
Man, you leave the office for 1 day of golf w/ @JimKelly1212 & your own network kills you off. #harshpic.twitter.com/BvtBVzdYTc
— Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) June 7, 2016
The responses to Goodell's "I'm still alive!" tweet ranged from the benign...
@nflcommish Ahhhh--it's Zombie Roger Goodell.
— Bonzo! (@BonzoBeckett) June 7, 2016
HAAAAALP!!!
To the sarcastic...
@nflcommish@JimKelly1212 lmao. So true.good job turning this around w your trademark sense of humor thereby diffusing the situaton entirely
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) June 7, 2016
To the predictably sad...
.@nflcommishpic.twitter.com/AwqyAS9y84
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) June 7, 2016
To the predictably angry...
@nflcommish@JimKelly1212 You will probably blame it on Brady and suspend him another 4 games
— Nick Francis (@TheNickFrancis) June 7, 2016
In more serious news, attorney Michael McCann, writing for SI.com, says that the hacker "could be charged with violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFRA) ... which carries stiff prison sentences (and) prohibits hacking." McCann adds that Goodell and the league "could also consider civil lawsuits against the hacker," assuming he or she is ever identified.
