CLOSE Sports Pulse: Mackenzie Salmon reports on how Washington is finally changing their NFL team name after financial pressure from sponsors. USA TODAY Do not mistake cold, hard calculation for courage. Washington’s team formerly known as a racial slur announced Monday that it will drop its nickname and logo. It was a stunning move, given…
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Washington's NFL franchise to drop team name and logo after 87 years
CLOSE Sports Pulse: Mackenzie Salmon reports on how Washington is finally changing their NFL team name after financial pressure from sponsors. USA TODAY A little more than seven years ago, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder told USA TODAY Sports that the franchise would “never” change its team name — a moniker that many Native Americans considered a…
After 87 years, Washington is changing the name of its NFL team
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