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The NFL has requested the Department of Homeland Security remove a social media video using former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins's violent tackles to metaphorically represent harsh treatment of immigrants. The post, which shows Dawkins' pregame walkout and hits from his career, includes commentary on an alleged migrant caravan approaching the US border. Dawkins stated he did not give permission for his image to be used. This is similar to a 2025 incident where DHS posted about an immigration detention center using imagery related to IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward, shocking him and others in the racing community.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The NFL asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove a video that featured former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins' violent tackles and was posted in response to reports of an approaching "huge migrant caravan" at the US southern border. The DHS captioned their post with "Our time has come," referring both to Dawkins' career highlights and the agency's stance on immigration enforcement. Dawkins personally denied giving permission for his footage to be used, stating he did not authorize anyone for its use. The video, set to heavy metal music, had been online since Sunday afternoon before the NFL intervened on Monday. This incident reflects broader tensions over the use of sports imagery in political contexts related to immigration policies.
Written for “NFL Requests DHS Remove Video Post” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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The NFL has asked the US Department of Homeland Security to take down a video likening former Eagles star Brian Dawkins’s most violent hits to a clampdown on immigrants.
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NFL → ask → immigrants
The video posted to social media on Sunday shows Dawkins’ pregame walkout as he chants “The time has come,” followed by a series of violent hits from his playing career.
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time → post → career
The DHS post includes the caption “Our time has come” in response to a social media account claiming a “huge migrant caravan” is approaching the United States’ southern border.
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caravan → include → border
“The league has requested the DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Monday.
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McCarthy → request → video
In a text, Dawkins told ESPN he had not given permission for his image to be used by the DHS.
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image → tell → DHS
“I have very respectfully not given permission,” he wrote.
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he → give → permission
Dawkins was a nine-time Pro Bowler known for his physical play during 16 NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos before retiring in 2011.
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Dawkins → know → 2011
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018.
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He → elect → 2018
The DHS has used other US sports in its social media posts.
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DHS → use → posts
In 2025, IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials were shocked by a DHS post that touted plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer.
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that → shock → Indiana
It included a car with the same number as that of O’Ward, then the only Mexican driver in the series.
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It → include → series
“It caught a lot of people off guard.
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It → catch → guard
Definitely caught me off guard,” O’Ward said at the time.
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O’Ward → catch → time
“I was just a little bit shocked at the coincidences of that and, you know, of what it means ...
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it → know → what
I don’t think it made a lot of people proud, to say the least.”
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lot → think → least
The post included an AI-generated image of a IndyCar-style vehicle with O’Ward’s No 5 that has “ICE” stamped on it.
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that → include → it
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