On Thursday, the head of the NFL Players Association said he believes the Redskins name is racially insensitive. “I have conveyed my thoughts on this issue both to Roger and to the team,” DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players
Wednesday on the House floor, Del. Eni Faleomavaega, (D) of American Samoa, slammed the the Redskins owners Dan Snyder for refusing to change the “racial slur” team name. The non-voting house member blasted the NFL for not punishing Snyder like
Native American activist groups will use hashtag activism to pressure NFL players to support changing the Redskins name. The Oneida Nation, the National Council of American Indians and 77 other groups sent a letter to NFL players on Wednesday that argues
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who since 1986 has falsely claimed she has Native American ancestry despite having no credible evidence to support that assertion, joined 49 fellow senators who signed a letter to the NFL on Thursday urging the league to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins President Bruce Allen said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday that the football team’s nickname is “respectful” toward Native Americans. On Thursday, half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Tea Party candidates are losing races this year due in large part to reverting to something like Knute Rockne’s Single Wing Offense with no air support to try outscore the Chamber of Commerce’s air attack that looks like Peyton Manning’s offense. The Establishment
Wale, a Washington, D.C.-born rapper, blasted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), saying his “crusade” against the Redskins name was hypocritical and started just to make a “bigger name” for himself. “Senator Reid got a lot to say about other
On Friday, Redskins general manager Bruce Allen responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) crusade against what he said is the team’s name by saying the Redskins are a “positive, unifying force for our community in a city and region
In what’s being called the largest congressional endorsement to rename the Washington Redskins, 50 senators urged the N.F.L. call for such a change Thursday. “The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything
On Wednesday, 50 senators signed a letter to the NFL urging the league to change the Redskins name in light of the NBA’s swift actions regarding Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racism. “Today, we urge you and the National Football
A 17-degree mean temperature plus $498 million in corporate welfare equals a Super Bowl. The NFL’s owners voted today to award Super Bowl 52 to Minneapolis. The vote comes as a payback to Minnesota for pouring at least $498 million
Reche Caldwell looked like a deer caught in the headlights as Tom Brady’s go-to receiver back in 2006 when #12 didn’t have much to go to. Might his arrest today shed light on why his eyes looked bigger than footballs
On Friday, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called on Congress to have a hearing on the “offensive” and “derogatory” Redskins name. In a letter to Committee Chair Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI),
Who killed it in the first round of the NFL Draft? Who killed their team’s future? We posed these and other questions to NFL insider Dan Leberfeld, who covered last night’s proceedings from Jets headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey.
On Monday, the school board for a Pennsylvania district overruled a high school’s student newspaper policy, which banned the use of “Redskin” from its publication. Instead, the board advocated a policy which allows contributors, letter writers, and staffers to use
A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Philadelphia contends that the $765 settlement between the National Football League and retired players doesn’t provide enough funds to cover the football-related ailments of all former NFL competitors. Attorney Steven Molo challenged
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) believes the Washington Redskins should “probably change” their name. On the Dan Patrick Show on Friday, McCain said that if Native Americans think the Redskins name is “that offensive and terrible,” then it may have to
Democrat Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid (NV) is now using the NBA’s punishment of Clippers owner Donald Sterling as another excuse to attack the NFL for not banning the use of the team name “Redskins,” calling the moniker a “tradition
Wednesday on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that the NFL should follow the NBA’s example with the swift actions taken against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for his racist remarks and remove “bigotry and
After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life on Tuesday, the Oneida Nation promptly urged NFL owners to take disciplinary action against the Washington Redskins for promoting “bigotry.” “In banning Clippers owner Donald Sterling,
Russell Wilson may have been the king of New Jersey on February 2. Now he’s the new king of jerseys. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback surpassed Peyton Manning as tops for players moving NFL merchandise, which includes not only jerseys but
On the Sunday debut of the HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” Ret. Gen. Keith Alexander, the former director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command made an appearance to discuss potential rebranding efforts for the National
In an effort to please politically correct thought police, the Houston Independent School District announced it will be changing the mascot names at four local schools. This move is part of Superintendent Terry Grier’s policy change from last December to
The Washington Redskins team name is a symbol of centuries of abuse faced by Native Americans, a United Nations human rights expert said Friday, without calling formally for it to be axed. James Anaya, a University of Arizona law professor
Bill Jackson, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman writes at MMQB, “picked me up from elementary school 30 minutes away from his home for practice and games because my parents both worked and didn’t finish until later, and I wanted to play
Over at Townhall, Michelle Malkin brutalizes Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s left-wing golden boy, who has been dealing for the better part of a week with charges of racism from the political left and right. Because he’s in a special protected
Malkin Rips Colbert: ‘Me So Stupid. You So Funny!’ Over at Townhall, Michelle Malkin brutalizes Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s left-wing golden boy, who has been dealing for the better part of a week with charges of racism from the political
The Philadelphia Eagles engaged in conscious uncoupling with DeSean Jackson on Friday. But the speedy receiver has ensured that the pair reunite at least twice this coming season. DeSean Jackson agreed to terms with the Washington Redskins on a three-year
DeSean Jackson, one of the most potent deep-ball threats in the NFL, remains unemployed five days into his unexpected free agency. Does character trump talent in the post-Aaron Hernandez NFL? Merely asking such a question marks one as a rube
Liberal comedian Stephen Colbert is getting a heaping helping of PC brickbats this week. He doesn’t deserve it, and yet he’s a fair target all the same. Let me explain. The host of The Colbert Report tried to mock Dan
If you missed today’s Internet kerfuffle, it surrounded a “joke” made in extremely poor taste by Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, delivered via Twitter, and now deleted: “I am willing to show the Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Cong
The Philadelphia Eagles shocked the football world by cutting ties with star receiver DeSean Jackson. “After careful consideration this offseason,” the team tweeted this morning, “Eagles decide to part ways with DeSean Jackson. The team informed him of his release
On he Thursday radio show, conservative talker Laura Ingraham took aim at MSNBC “All In” anchor Chris Hayes, who voiced his concerns over Redskins team owner Daniel Snyder’s reluctance to change the team name over allegations it is offensive to
In response to louder calls to change the name of his football team, Dan Snyder has decided to launch a foundation subsidizing Native American causes. “For too long,” Redskins owner Dan Snyder writes, “the struggles of Native Americans have been
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected another product with “Redskin” in the name, the latest sign that it might rule against the Washington Redskins in an ongoing trademark case. The agency said Monday that “Washington
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) believes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should no longer protect the Washington Redskins’ trademark because the nickname is derogatory. “We all respect freedom of speech, but the trademark office has rejected names which are
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly met with top Redskins officials, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Native American groups that want a name change last December to discuss the team’s nickname. According to a report in the left-wing ThinkProgress, “Cantwell, then
The NFL franchise-tag deadline has passed. All but six NFL teams passed on designating a potential free agent as a “franchise” or “transition” player. The most predictable franchise designation came in the form of Jimmy Graham, the freakish tight end
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers has written a public letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell demanding that the league he oversees denounce the nickname of the Washington Redskins. “We are writing to express our disappointment with the National Football League’s
Do you want to win back that money you lost on Sunday? Las Vegas bookmakers have already posted odds for the 2015 Super Bowl. And it’s a good thing they did. Americans lost $20 million to the house in their