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

What the report says

The NFL has asked the US Department of Homeland Security to remove a social media video that used footage of retired Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins, according to Al Jazeera. The league said it wanted the post taken down after DHS used Dawkins’ highlights in a message framed around border protection and a supposed migrant caravan.

Al Jazeera reported that the video, posted on Sunday, featured Dawkins entering the field and a montage of his tackles, with heavy metal music and the caption, "Our time has come." Dawkins played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos and retired in 2011 after a 16-season NFL career. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league had requested that DHS remove the video.

The episode comes amid President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on immigration and border enforcement in his second term, including efforts to portray migrant crossings as a security threat. Al Jazeera noted that Trump also sent troops to the US-Mexico border during his first term in response to a migrant caravan, a move that drew criticism at the time. The dispute highlights how government agencies have increasingly used sports imagery in political messaging, and how leagues may object when that imagery is tied to contentious public policy debates.