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Redskins' Dan Snyder told to change team name if he wants to relocate to RFK site, federal officials say

There's now a clear line drawn in the sand, and Snyder has a decision to make

The Washington Redskins are under more pressure than ever to change their name. Having been a point of contention for a long time now with groups who feel the term "redskin" is an offensive racial slur toward the Native American population, the topic has reached its boiling point in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department -- the officers involved having since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Subsequent protests have fueled changes that include the city removing the statue of George Preston Marshall, the founder of the organization and a staunch opponent of desegregation, from outside of RFK Stadium; in a move praised by Marshall's own granddaughter, Jordan Wright.

"I was glad to see it come down," said Wright, via the Washington Post. "It's past time to see it go."

Current team owner Dan Snyder went a step further in agreeing to remove Marshall's name from all official team material and from its Ring of Honor, but Snyder has thus far stood firm on his position of not changing the team's name. He may not have a choice any longer, however, that is if he wants to relocate the team to the land where RFK Stadium currently sits.

That sizable parcel of real estate is owned by the federal government, 190 acres in all, and several elected officials have now served up an ultimatum that requires Snyder either change the team's name or find a new landing spot for relocation. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the District of Columbia's nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives, is one voice leading the charge.

"I call on Dan Snyder once again to face that reality, since he does still desperately want to be in the nation's capital," Norton said, via the Washington Post. "He has got a problem he can't get around, and he particularly can't get around it today, after the George Floyd killing."

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...ts-to-relocate-to-rfk-site-federal-officials/

Stadium sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to change nickname

FedEx, which has naming rights to the stadium in which the Washington Redskins play, made a request Thursday that the team change its nickname.

"We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name," FedEx said in a statement obtained by ESPN.

FedEx paid $205 million to the Redskins for naming rights to the stadium in 1998 in a deal that runs through 2025. Frederick Smith, the chairman, CEO and president of FedEx Corp., also owns a minority stake in the Redskins.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29401445/stadium-sponsor-fedex-asks-redskins-change-nickname
 
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My high school team name is the Redskins. There was a FB post a few weeks ago bitching because I guess the talk started back up again about changing it. The comments were typical rural Pennsylvania dumbshittery.

I was borned a Redskin, and ain't no name change gunna change it.
 
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Matriculated at Miami (O), and we were called the Redskins. Asked the Miami tribe if they objected, and they did, so changed the name to the Red Hawks. Other teams have done the same. Think what would have happened if there was a team named the 'Blackskins'......we wouldn't even be having this discussion. It's a matter of respect of all peoples, and so should not point out one attribute or another. Cleveland Indians 'Chief Wahoo' is another example. He is a caricature of an indigenous American, and should be changed. Not necessarily the name, unless a tribal council feels there is disrespect. I believe Florida State asked the Seminole tribe if they objected to them being called the Seminoles, and that tribe did not. Not so certain about the U of Illinois, calling themselves the 'Illini'. Both Fla St and Illinois show their mascot in a respectful manner.
 
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calibuck said:
Matriculated at Miami (O), and we were called the Redskins. Asked the Miami tribe if they objected, and they did, so changed the name to the Red Hawks. Other teams have done the same. Think what would have happened if there was a team named the 'Blackskins'......we wouldn't even be having this discussion. It's a matter of respect of all peoples, and so should not point out one attribute or another. Cleveland Indians 'Chief Wahoo' is another example. He is a caricature of an indigenous American, and should be changed. Not necessarily the name, unless a tribal council feels there is disrespect. I believe Florida State asked the Seminole tribe if they objected to them being called the Seminoles, and that tribe did not. Not so certain about the U of Illinois, calling themselves the 'Illini'. Both Fla St and Illinois show their mascot in a respectful manner.
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Not so recently on the football field.
 
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