NFL asks DHS to take away Brian Dawkins video from immigration submit
The NFL confirmed Monday that it has requested the Department of Homeland Security to take away a video that includes hard-hitting highlights of Hall of Fame security Brian Dawkins from a social media post in reference to a report a couple of caravan of immigrants approaching the U.S. border.
On Sunday afternoon, the verified X account of the DHS reposted one other account’s report of the purported caravan, together with the remark, “Our time has come,” and a 39-second clip of the previous Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos star delivering one bruising hit after one other.
“The league requested DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy advised The Times in an e-mail.
About two hours after its preliminary submit went up, the DHS responded within the remark part with a nonetheless picture of Dawkins and the caption, “The Border Is Closed.” As of early Monday afternoon, each posts remained intact.
In an X submit of his personal Monday afternoon, Dawkins wrote of the DHS’ use of his identify, picture and likeness, “I’ve respectfully not given permission to anybody apart from these I at the moment do commerce with to make use of my NIL.” He additionally posted a video through which he was smiling and laughing in regards to the matter.
The Times reached out to the DHS by e-mail and requested if it had initially sought the NFL’s permission to make use of the content material, if it deliberate on taking down the content material because the league requested and why it selected to make use of Dawkins’ imagery with the posts.
The division despatched an announcement in response that seems to confer with the nine-time Pro Bowl choice’s nickname “Weapon X.”
“DHS is taking part in lockdown protection on the border. We will use each Weapon at our disposal, from A to X, to maintain Americans secure,” the division wrote.
“The United States Border Patrol is actively monitoring a migrant caravan which departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras on September 20, 2026. USBP is intently engaged with its overseas companions to watch their motion and any further developments. USBP reminds migrants that beneath the management of President Trump and Homeland Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, the border has remained closed and secured for the final 16 months.
“Migrants contemplating making the harmful journey to our nation must also remember that the times of ‘catch and launch’ are over, and [former President] Biden’s disastrous open border coverage has been SEALED SHUT. Anyone making an attempt to illegally enter the United States shall be apprehended, prosecuted, and faraway from the nation.”
