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A Twitter post by the Department of Homeland Security featuring former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins has sparked controversy, with some sports fans and media outlets criticizing DHS for using NFL footage without permission. The NFL reportedly asked DHS to remove the content, leading to outrage on social media platforms from users who accuse both DHS and the Eagles organization of inappropriate behavior. Sports journalist Craig Carton defended the use of Dawkins in a segment on his show, arguing that he is an ideal figure for border protection efforts.
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.
Claims extracted
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Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
Leaning
Leans strongly right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Correction & hedging signals
68.6
corrections and hedging in what we collected;
not a measure of accuracy
Outlets on this story
5
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Narrative spread
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The libs at The Athletic think they've caught the United States government this time.
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they → think → government
In response to a report that there's a "huge" migrant caravan heading toward the southern U.S. border, the Department of Homeland Security X account posted a hype video featuring hard-hitting Philadelphia Eagles all-time great Brian Dawkins and the music of Korn, with a simple message from DHS: "Our time has come."
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time → be → DHS
The video apparently caught the attention of the league.
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video → catch → league
The NFL reportedly asked Homeland Security to remove the Dawkins social media content.
uncertain
NFL → ask → content
Needless to say, the New York Times' sports department isn't the only entitiy fuming mad.
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department → say → ?
"Major sports leagues regularly tell the public that express written consent is required to use their footage," Athletic reporter Devon Henderson wrote Monday.
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Henderson → tell → footage
Devon clearly hasn't been on X, or Twitter as I still call it, lately.
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I → call → it
Then there's Lib dork Harry Sisson, who is also bent out of shape over DHS posting a hype video like it's about to take part in a college football game.
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it → be → game
"The Philadelphia Eagles should condemn this s–t ASAP," Harry wrote.
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Harry → condemn → t
Never forget that Harry would take the migrants/illegals on the moneyline in a battle against DHS.
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Harry → forget → DHS
I have no idea who runs that account, but D.L., or some intern is equally furious.
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D.L. → have → account
"DO YOU REALLY EXPECT THEM TO ASK PERMISSION WHEN THEY’RE SO USED TO TAKING WHATEVER THEY WANT," D.L.'s account posted Sunday night.
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account → expect → WHATEVER
It's a similar story over on the lib social media hellhole Bluesky, where fans are calling on Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to do something - FAST.
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fans → call → something
"It’d be f–king nice at this point for long-time registered Democrat Jeffrey to finally open his mouth," a screaming-mad Bluesky lib wrote.
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lib → register → mouth
The libs believe they're getting close to outing the DHS social media employee.
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they → believe → employee
"I think it just means the little Goebbels that runs this federal agency meme account is from the greater Philadelphia area," another Bluesky expert added.
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expert → think → area
Internet lefties are losing their minds over the DHS hyping up its team for a migrant caravan:
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DHS → lose → caravan
OutKick's Craig Carton pushed back on the cries in a segment on "The Craig Carton Show."
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Carton → push → Show
He said there was no one better to protect the U.S. border than the Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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He → say → Famer
You can see the full clip above.
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You → see → clip
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