Brian Dawkins unexpectedly became part of the NFL news cycle Monday, more than a decade after ending his playing career.
“The league has requested the DHS take down the video,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said, as reported by The Times. “Hello blessed people, hello blessed people,” Dawkins said in a post on X. “Let’s be clear, I did not give my permission for my name, image and likeness to be used by anybody, alright, by anybody,” he added. Instead, its statement said, in part: “DHS is playing lockdown defense at the border.
The former Philadelphia Eagles safety found himself at the center of attention after the Department of Homeland Security used footage from his NFL career in a social media post. The NFL subsequently asked the Department of Homeland Security to remove the video. However, the post was still online as of noon ET Monday. When Front Office Sports asked DHS whether it had contacted Dawkins, the Eagles or the NFL before publishing the clip, the department did not directly answer. We will use every Weapon at our disposal, from A to X, to keep Americans safe.”
