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The Falcons might want this one back.
The franchise shared their new logo Wednesday — a black falcon set on a backdrop of red, white, black and gold stripes — and set it as their profile picture on X. Some fans were quick to compare the image to something linked to Nazi Germany.
Thus, many NFL fans went on to torch Atlanta for comparisons to the World War II German eagle logo.
“I give this a nein/10,” one fan posted on X.
“I must say, I was not expecting to wake up this morning to see that the Atlanta Falcons are preparing to invade Poland,” another wrote.
A third commented: “I did Nazi this coming.”
Others went on to create images, replacing the Nazi Germany flag with the Falcons’ new logo. One also put Adolf Hitler in a Falcons logo hat.
Yet, some Falcons fans were more concerned with what’s going on on the field in Atlanta.
“Can we get a Profile pic of us Winning a Game,” someone commented on the team’s Instagram post.
A second wrote: “Go find us a cornerback, a linebacker, two tackles.”
“If we were actually a good team these pics would be so much harder,” another said.
As of late Thursday afternoon, the Falcons had switched their X profile photo to a red helmet with a falcon on it, which they’ll be wearing on Sunday.
The Falcons are 2-4 this season and tied for second in the NFC South with the Saints behind the Panthers (3-2).
The team hosts the undefeated 49ers (6-0) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Atlanta signed quarterback Andy Dalton on Monday after he was released by the Eagles on Oct. 9 and declined to return to Philadelphia after Jalen Hurts was going through his roller-coaster blood clot issues that eventually ruled him out for the season.
In doing so, the Falcons released Cooper Rush.
Dalton joins a quarterback room of Michael Penix Jr., Tua Tagovailoa and Jack Strand.