NFL asks US Homeland Security to remove video with former star player

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-28 · by Al Jazeera Staff

Quick Summary

The NFL has requested that the Department of Homeland Security remove a video featuring retired star player Brian Dawkins from its social media channels. The DHS posted the video on Sunday, using clips from Dawkins’ career to illustrate the agency’s readiness to protect the U.S.-Mexico border against an immigrant caravan. The video shows Dawkins before a game and highlights his tackling prowess set to heavy metal music with the caption "Our time has come."
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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.

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Correction & hedging signals
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Outlets on this story
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📰 NFL Requests DHS Remove Video Post
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This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Washington Examiner · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 19 📰 publisher trust 72
“Both articles describe the NFL's request to the Department of Homeland Security to remove a video featuring former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins from social media on the same date.”
Los Angeles Times · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 21 📰 publisher trust 95
“Both articles report on the NFL asking the Department of Homeland Security to remove a video featuring former player Brian Dawkins from an immigration-related post, with both mentioning that the request was made and the context involving unauthorized use of the video.”
The Guardian · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 16 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the NFL requesting DHS to take down a video that uses highlights of former player Brian Dawkins' violent tackles to compare them with treatment of immigrants, on the same date.”
The Guardian
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 3% hedged 6 of 195 📰 publisher trust 60
“The articles discuss different topics related to Colin Kaepernick but do not describe the same specific incident.”
Fox News
⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 20 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe the NFL asking DHS to remove a video featuring a former star player that DHS posted on social media regarding an immigrant caravan.”

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Topics

DHS Mexico NFL The National Football League the Department of Homeland Security

Subjects

NFL ORG · 4× DHS ORG · 3× Mexico GPE · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× 3US GPE · 1× Brian McCarthy PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× The National Football League ORG · 1× United States GPE · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

Narrative

The National Football League (NFL) has asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop using a video of a retired star player on social media, after the agency used highlights of his career to show its readiness to protect the United States border against a purported caravan of immigrants that was heading towards it.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 It then features a montage of him tackling opposing players on the field, set to heavy metal music.
2026-09-28 · Al Jazeera
NFL asks US Homeland Security to remove video with former star player · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

The National Football League (NFL) has asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop using a video of a retired star player on social media, after the agency used highlights of his career to show its readiness to protect the United States border against a purported caravan of immigrants that was heading towards it. asserted
that → ask → it
“The league has requested the DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said on Monday. asserted
McCarthy → request → Monday
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3Pentagon → ask → border
The video, posted on Sunday, shows Brian Dawkins, a former player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos, walking out before a game and chanting “the time has come”. asserted
time → post → game
It then features a montage of him tackling opposing players on the field, set to heavy metal music. asserted
It → feature → music
The DHS post includes the caption: “Our time has come.” asserted
time → include → caption
Dawkins was a highly celebrated NFL player who retired in 2011 after playing 16 seasons in the NFL. asserted
who → celebrate → NFL
US President Donald Trump has made immigration a central part of his second term in office, terming the inflow of migrants across the border from Mexico an “invasion” and deploying federal forces in cities across the country to round up undocumented people. asserted
immigration → make → people
During his first term, Trump deployed thousands of troops along the border with Mexico to stop a caravan of Central American migrants who had been making their way north. asserted
who → deploy → way
Critics called the deployment a vast overreaction and dismissed it as a political stunt ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. asserted
Critics → call → elections
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