RIP Harambe Jerseys: NFL Shop Bars Fans From Customizing Gear with Gorilla’s Name

#RIPHarambeJerseys

The NFL Shop is no longer allowing consumers to purchase customized jerseys with the beloved gorilla’s name inscribed on the back.

ESPN’s Darren Rovell broke the news on Twitter to, undoubtedly, countless disappointed Harambe fans.

NFLShop now blocks fans wanting to get a HARAMBE nameplate on jerseys.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 14, 2016

The New Orleans Saints official Twitter account confirmed the news a short time later.

@darrenrovell Sad but true ? #RIPHarambe pic.twitter.com/nE4okY5ULC

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 14, 2016

While the NFL will no longer cash in on Harambe, other teams are still eager to do so. Rovell also reports that the UMass-Lowell college soccer team is having a “Harambe Night” on Wednesday, at which the first 100 students in attendance will receive “mini Harambes.”

College soccer program latches on to social media love for fallen gorilla pic.twitter.com/GtQQ3bMH8h

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 14, 2016

[h/t Sports Illustrated – Extra Mustard]

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