Is a name change THAT hard?
The team's current name has been viewed as a slur against indigenous people and has been a point of contention between critics and the team's owner, Dan Snyder.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the Washington Football Team” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter was signed by 15 Native American advocates and obtained by The Associated […]
