
NFL challenges DHS over unauthorized use of Brian Dawkins footage in border post
The NFL has formally requested the Department of Homeland Security to remove a social media post that used footage of former Philadelphia Eagles star Brian Dawkins to promote border enforcement. The league asserts that Dawkins did not grant permission for his likeness to be used in the video, which juxtaposed his violent on-field hits with messaging about a migrant caravan. While the NFL has demanded the post be taken down, DHS has not complied, and the video remains online. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between the Trump administration's use of sports imagery for political messaging and the leagues' desire to maintain neutrality.


