NFL sees drones as rising threat to security, urges Congress to regulate

By Caitlin Yilek

Published September 13, 2018 4:14pm ET

NFL sees drones as rising threat to security, urges Congress to regulate — A drone hovers over the practice field during a Dallas Cowboys organized team activity at the NFL football team's headquarters, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Irving, Texas. The FAA is investigating the use of the drones by the Cowboys and two other NFL teams. | (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

The National Football League wants more restrictions on drones, calling the unmanned aerial vehicles a major security threat at its venues.

The league has seen a “dramatic increase” in the number of threats by drones, the NFL’s senior vice president of security Cathy Lanier testified to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday.

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