NFL asks DHS to take down post likening violent tackles to treatment of immigrants
Summary
The NFL has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove a video that compares former player Brian Dawkins’s violent football hits to how immigrants are being treated. Dawkins said he did not give permission for his image to be used in the DHS post.Key Facts
- The NFL requested DHS to take down a video showing Brian Dawkins’s violent hits linked to immigration enforcement.
- The video featured Dawkins chanting “The time has come” before showing his football hits.
- DHS posted the video in response to claims about a large migrant caravan heading to the U.S. southern border.
- Brian Dawkins, a former football star and Hall of Famer, said he did not approve the use of his image.
- DHS has previously used images related to U.S. sports in its posts, including one with IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward related to an immigration detention center.
- The earlier DHS post about O’Ward used an AI-generated image of a car with his number and "ICE" (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) on it, placed in front of a jail.
- Both sports figures and leagues expressed surprise and concern about these uses of their images in government social media posts.
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