Washington Redskins

Washington’s NFL team announced Monday that it will change its name, following decades of pressure to stop using a dictionary-defined racial slur.  A new name and logo will be announced at a later date after a thorough review, the team said in a statement Monday morning. “Dan Snyder and Coach Rivera are working closely to develop a new name...

Washington’s football team announced it will retire the name that’s lasted for 87 years. The logo too. News4’s Cory Smith got reaction from fans who have been calling for the change for years.

Washington’s NFL team announced on Monday that they will be changing their team name and logo after corporate sponsors urged them to drop the old name, which is a racist slur.

Amid the decisions made by several professional sports teams to re-evaluate their use of Native American imagery and nicknames, the Chicago Blackhawks are standing by their logo and team name.

Harry Jaffe, a longtime chronicler of the people and politics of Washington, D.C., writes an opinion column for NBC Washington’s First Read DMV blog. Remember how Dan Snyder reacted to demands he change the name of Washington, D.C.’s pro football franchise? “NEVER.” He said in 2013, “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. Never — you can use...

The Washington Redskins say they will “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name” as pressure builds to change the name the owner has defended for years. Moments after the team’s announcement, Pepsi joined calls for a new name. The previous day, FedEx, which sponsors the team’s stadium, said the same. Team owner Dan Snyder said in a statement...

Update (July 3, 2020, 3:07 p.m. ET): The team said for the first time that they would review their name. Go here for full updates. FedEx, one of the Redskins’ largest corporate sponsors, sent shockwaves through the organization Thursday evening when it formally requested that the team change its name. FedEx has the naming rights to the team’s home stadium,…

FedEx has asked the Washington Redskins to change the team’s name. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx confirmed in a statement. FedEx owns the naming rights to the stadium in Landover, Maryland, where the team plays its home games, through 2025, having signed a deal in 1999 reported at…

The recent protests over the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter revived the decades-old debate over the name of Washington, D.C.’s NFL team. The Washington Redskins participated on Twitter in Blackout Tuesday, posting a black square calling for racial equality. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez replied to the Redskins, commenting, “Want to really stand for racial justice? Change your name.”...

Joe Bugel, who helped contribute to two Redskins Super Bowl victories, is celebrated as one of the greatest offensive line coaches in NFL history. He coached a grand total of 32 seasons with the NFL.

As calls for racial justice are being made across the country, people are pressuring Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder to give the team a new name. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.

A memorial outside RFK Stadium honoring the first owner of the Washington Redskins was spraypainted Thursday night and removed Friday morning.  Like so many statues and memorials around the country being targeted for honoring racists, the words “Change the name” were scrawled in dripping red paint on the monument to George Preston Marshall.  Pressure is mounting for the team...

Outside RFK Stadium in D.C., a memorial to an NFL team owner who opposed allowing African Americans to play was vandalized Thursday and removed Friday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The mayor of Washington, D.C., has revived her push for the Washington Redskins to change their name.  The name is offensive and serves as an obstacle to getting the team to move its stadium from Maryland to D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday morning on the “Doc & Galdi” radio show on The Team 980. “I think it’s past...

The Washington Redskins’ announced their 2020 regular season schedule Thursday, with a highlight being a game on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys. The Redskins’ opening game will be at home against the Philadelphia Eagles Sept. 13. The Redskins are opening against the same team in consecutive seasons for the first time since facing the New York Giants in 2008…

Redskins fans gathered outside Chase Young’s home in Prince George’s County to cheer his selection in the NFL Draft. Cary Chow reports.

The Washington Redskins selected Ohio State defensive end Chase Young with the No. 2 pick of the NFL draft. Young had a dominant 2019 season with 16.5 sacks and 46 tackles to become a Heisman Trophy finalist. Young has long been considered the top non-quarterback available in the draft. Young is Ron Rivera’s first pick since taking over as Redskins…

The Redskins are weighing drafting Ohio State pass-rusher Chase Young with the second overall pick against the possibility of trading down

Both the sports world and the civil rights movement have lost an icon. Hall of Famer and former Washington Redskins football player Bobby Mitchell died Sunday. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports how he is remembered.