LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — If the Cleveland Browns pick a quarterback based solely on numbers, there’s not much either Johnny Manziel or Brian Hoyer did to show he deserves the job. If the choice is based on maturity, the hot-shot rookie’s obscene gesture lost him some ground to the nondescript sixth-year veteran. Manziel raised his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two influential NFL voices — including CBS lead analyst Phil Simms, who will handle Washington’s Week 4 game — said Monday they likely won’t use the term Washington Football Team” when discussing the franchise. “My very first thought is it will be Washington the whole game,” Simms told The Associated Press […]
With the name of Washington’s professional football team under scrutiny for being offensive to Native Americans, reps from the two broadcast networks airing games next season have commented on the controversy and revealed what freedom their talent will have in using, or choosing not to use the team name in their coverage. “We don’t tell […]
An offensive word that many people hate and think should be banned. Others say not so fast, there’s nothing wrong with using the word, especially when we’re talking about a group of people we hold dear, like, even love. Sounds like I’m talking about the n-word, which has been debated, discussed and reported countless times, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal trademark board ruled Wednesday that the Washington Washington Football Team nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s trademark protections should be canceled, a decision that applies new financial and political pressure on the team to change its name. The 2-1 ruling from the Trademark Trial and Appeal […]
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — A major sector of the United Church of Christ is calling for a boycott of the Washington Washington Football Team until the team changes its name. The Central Atlantic Conference passed a resolution Saturday to become the latest organization to denounce a name that has frequently been condemned as a racial […]
MIAMI (AP) — An American Indian tribe that believes the Washington Washington Football Team’s nickname is racist and should be changed has purchased a 60-second ad to air during halftime of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The ad was slotted for the Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington markets […]
Politics has converged with sports in the nation’s capital as 50 U.S. Senators – all Democrats — signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging the league to change the Washington Washington Football Team name. This is welcome news – and a significant development in the national crusade to force Washington Football Team owner […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Washington Football Team’s name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it. In one letter, 49 senators cited the NBA’s quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling […]
Seattle Seahawks player and Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman has had his fair share of controversy in the league. Despite a Stanford degree, his upbringing in L.A.’s mean streets meant some labeled him a thug even before his now famous post-game playoff outburst. But he wants the world to know new Washington Washington Football Team […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Washington Football Team made their biggest move yet of the offseason Tuesday night, adding three-time Pro Bowl receiver DeSean Jackson less than a week after the dynamic playmaker was released by the rival Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson’s publicist tweeted that Jackson was signing with the Washington Football Team following two days […]
Long Beach-born rapper Warren G is calling out the Philadelphia Eagles. The “Regulate” rapper fired back at the Eagles for accusing DeSean Jackson of gang connections. He claims the Eagles are using this as an excuse to cheat Jackson out of a lot of money. Although Jackson gave career best stats last year, the Eagles saved $10 million […]
