NFL Asks DHS to Remove Brian Dawkins Highlight Video — SkimNews
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- The NFL asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down an X post that paired former Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins' highlight hits with messaging about a "huge migrant caravan" approaching the southern border.
- DHS published the post Sunday evening, writing "Our time has come" alongside video of Dawkins' most violent on-field collisions.
- Brian Dawkins texted ESPN that he "very respectfully" had not given the agency permission to use his video and declined further comment; the Hall of Famer retired in 2012 and was inducted in 2018.
- The NFL confirmed it requested removal, but the video remained live on X as of noon ET Monday.
- The White House posted a similar video in March interspersing NFL and NCAA football hits with footage of airstrikes on Iranian targets, days after U.S. forces destroyed an elementary school in southern Iran that Amnesty International said killed more than 100 children.
- The NFL declined to say whether it requested removal of the March video, which also remains on the social media site.
Why it matters: The NFL publicly objected to the DHS video but declined to say whether it made the same ask of the White House in March, revealing selective enforcement of its brand standards. Both the immigration-enforcement clip and the Iranian-airstrike clip remain online, meaning the league's takedown request may carry more reputational signaling than practical effect — while Dawkins is left without recourse for his unauthorized likeness.
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