Here's the latest on the history of the 'Redskins' moniker, the series of events that led to the team's review, when a decision might be reached and some of the potential names that have been floated.
have taken a public stance. Minority owners are trying to jump ship, according to multiple reports. And as a new week begins, the Washington Redskins continue to face simmering — and steadily building — pressure to change their team name, which critics have long decried as a racial slur.of the name.
Washington owner Daniel Snyder, meanwhile, has long defended the name as a matter of NFL tradition, while pointing to polls in which a portion of Native Americans say they are not offended by the name. In 2013, he told USA TODAY Sports the franchise wouldIn short: The debate over"Redskins" as a nickname for sports teams has been ongoing for decades. This is just the latest, and arguably largest, swell in public pressure.
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