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Sorry, Patriots fans, Roger Goodell isn’t dead.

The NFL’s official Twitter account sent out a message Tuesday announcing the death of the league’s commissioner, but it was discovered to be a hoax.

The faux messages did not stop there. The hacker continued to pepper the NFL account with messages and joked the tweet should not be deleted.

NFL PR guru Brian McCarthy quickly put an end to the rumors, tweeting: “The @NFL Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well.”

The Twitter account @IDissEverything (since suspended) claimed responsibility for the hack, and claimed the NFL’s password was “olsen3culvercam88.”

McCarthy later said the NFL got the cops involved: “We have engaged law enforcement to look into the matter. We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber-security measures.”

Three minutes after the sham tweet, CNBC ran a banner on live television announcing Goodell’s “death.” Minutes later, it was replaced with one that announced the tweet was the product of a hack, but the matter wasn’t addressed on-air for five minutes.

Goodell was seen Monday at Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly’s golf tournament in Batavia, NY, and posed for pictures with fans, one of whom was a New England Patriots supporter who flicked Goodell off as the photo was taken.

Goodell seemed to have a sense of humor about the hoax, responding with a picture of him smiling at the NFL’s offices.

The 57-year-old Goodell has become an unpopular figure for the atrocious way he handled the rash of domestic violence in the NFL — and is particularly hated in the New England area for the Deflategate suspension of Tom Brady.

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