The Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday showed off a retro team symbol on their social media platforms, which bore an uncomfortable resemblance to a World War II-era German military banner.Red, white and black stripes adorned the familiar Falcons logo on the team’s Instagram and X accounts It was called “New PFP” on X, shorthand for “new profile picture.”A team representative, reached late Thursday afternoon, said the Falcons do not have a “new logo” and declined any further comment.The Reichskriegsflagge-like imagery triggered a wave of taste-challenged World War II-themed comments and jokes to the Falcons social media pages.The artwork appeared to be an ill-advised effort to honor the expansion 1966 Atlanta Falcons.The Dirty Birds next take the field on Sunday, welcoming the San Francisco 49ers to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in an old school NFC West showdown that Atlanta is set to wear throwback threads.“Absolutely there was no ill intent and I can’t imagine in a million years the Atlanta Falcons would do something like that (seek Nazi alignment),” sports logo historian Chris Creamer told NBC News on Thursday.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSRepublicans retreat from North Carolina as Trump admits Democrats are likely to win the Senate seatFOR SUBSCRIBERSNetflix’s latest cliff-hanger? Where it’s headed as a business.FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI agents are shutting off ways to monitor misbehaviorFOR SUBSCRIBERSWhy John Turturro is having the best year of any New YorkerFOR SUBSCRIBERSJames Talarico digs in with Black voters in pursuit of an elusive Democratic win in TexasFOR SUBSCRIBERSRussian operatives likely spread fake videos targeting the Texas Senate race, researchers sayFOR SUBSCRIBERSRepublicans seek inroads with Black voters in Michigan’s tight Senate raceFOR SUBSCRIBERSEurope’s protests are about more than schools — they’re a generational roarFOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump is desperate to bring gas prices down.
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