NFL team Washington Redskins name he says the decline

Under increasing pressure from sponsors and retailers, Washington’s NFL team said it will no longer be known as the Redskins, an offensive term for Native Americans. The club started a name verification on July 3 and “the Redskins name and logo after the completion of this review board,” according to a statement the team on Monday. Dan Snyder, the principal owner and Ron Rivera, the head coach, “work to develop a new name and design approach.” There is a strong reversal Snyder, who also took the opportunity to talk for years. It was only in 2013, when the franchise was to defend his name in court, Snyder told USA Today: “We will never change the name. It ‘so simple,” pic.twitter.com/wFvTxdUP9s -. Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 13, 2020 This time, sponsors and other financial partners have left Snyder little choice. Earlier this month, FedEx Corp., which owns the rights to the name of the team’s stadium in Landover, Maryland, said the team to make a change. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and Nike Inc. held the team to sell the goods. The National Football League has said it would support a change. Support for the name change suggests that the current billing performance on race in America. The protests against the killing of George Floyd, a police hands black man in late May have expanded systemic racism in the US industry, government, culture and sport are targeting. The NFL, the most popular sports league in America by far, the discussion of the growing movement Black lives matter of years. Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick police brutality began to protest from the knee during the pregame national anthem, he shared a controversial event, fans in 2016, players and league officials. In June, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell apologized “Do not listen to player” and otherwise peaceful protest to promote and support, in the name of the Company. Kaepernick He did not mention by name, but later told ESPN foster a team would have signed. The Washington team has a long history of racism on its name. George Preston Marshall, who founded the team in 1932, active against integration; the team was the last to sign a black player in the league. He did it in 1961 and only under threats from the government. The black player, Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell, is always new focus. The team I put his number last month, making him the second player in the history of the organization that has the honor, and a portion of the seat will be named in honor of Mitchell. It had previously called for Marshall, which is no longer recognized in the stadium or the team material, the team said. Delay on Sunday, “Hail to the Redskins” trending on Twitter, with several fans who both supported and say to the movement for the team fight song for the last time.
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