NFL advises teams to enhance security after deadly midtown office shooting: report

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The NFL reportedly sent a memo to its 32 teams Friday advising them to enhance security after the deadly shooting at the league's New York City offices July 28, according to ESPN. 

The memo was reportedly sent by the NFL's chief security officer and general counsel to all team owners and presidents and made three recommendations: 

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NYPD Crime Scene Unit investigators at the site of a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan, N.Y., July 29, 2025. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

"The Committee recognizes that these changes will affect day-to-day operations and require an investment of time, coordination, and resources," the memo said, according to ESPN. "However, there is no higher priority than the safety and the sense of security of our players, coaches, staff, and everyone who works in and around our facilities.

"In moments like these, we are reminded that safety is not a background function. It is foundational."

Four people were killed and a fifth was wounded inside the building that serves as the headquarters for Blackstone and the NFL, according to authorities. 

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The victims were identified as 36-year-old NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was off duty working security in the building; Wesley LePatner, 43, a married mother of two who was shot in the building’s lobby; real estate firm worker Julia Hyman, 27;