The NFL has gone on record denying that Roger Goodell personally called Mark Wahlberg in an effort to stop production of HBO's Ballers.

"Love Marky Mark (good vibrations is a classic) but this call from [Goodell] never happened," fairly new NFL senior V.P. of Communications Natalie Ravitz said on Twitter.

Deadspin posted a story regarding Wahlberg's claim that a call was made. Wahlberg is an executive producer on the project.