A Public Policy Polling poll found that 71% of the country–including a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, do not want the Washington Redskins to change their name. According to the poll, 90 percent of Republicans, 59 percent of Democrats,
Week 17 of the NFL summed up the league and this season in a microcosm. Commissioner Roger Goodell’s baby is spoiled. The number one sport in the country just isn’t what it was. Forget about the great run of the
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated this week that the league is looking to change the league’s workplace rules after it compiles a special report about what led Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin to leave the team. Martin has accused fellow teammate
(AP) 5 former Chiefs sue team over head injuriesBy BILL DRAPERAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo.Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about
(AP) Steelers’ Tomlin: On-field foray was ‘inexcusable’By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHMike Tomlin was “mesmerized.” He was also, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach admits, out of position. Way out of position. Tomlin was so awed by the way Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones raced
(AP) AP sources: Martin considered quitting footballBy STEVEN WINEAP Sports WriterDAVIE, Fla.Before Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin left the team saying he was bullied, he told multiple people that he was considering quitting football, two people familiar with the situation
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed New York attorney Ted Wells to conduct an independent investigation into the Miami Dolphins in the wake of harassment allegations against suspended blocker Richie Incognito. Incognito, an offensive guard, allegedly used racist language and repeated
In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Oneida Nation asked the NFL to sanction the Redskins for using a “slur” and pass bylaws banning NFL teams from using “dictionary-defined racial slurs.” Roy Halbritter, the Oneida Nation representative, also
Washington Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder told NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday that he has no plans of changing the team’s name when the two met about the Redskins name. According to a Washington Post report: According to one person,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is scheduled to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before NFL leaders meet with team name opponents. A person knowledgeable about the situation said there wasn’t any indication that Snyder
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL has to listen to people opposed to the Redskins name and they are “doing that.” According to the Associated Press, he said this weekend, “We have to listen to people with a different
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the NFL will have a woman official on the field in the next year. According to the Associated Press, Goodell said, “there will be a woman official on the field in the next year
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he would like NFL teams in London and Los Angeles in the future. At a forum for European NFL fans on Saturday, Goodell was asked whether he would want a team in Los Angeles before
(AP) Meeting between NFL and Redskins critics next weekALBANY, N.Y.Oneida Indian officials who oppose the Redskins nickname as a slur will meet with NFL officials next week in New York City, a tribe spokesman said Friday. The meeting agreed to
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre admitted that he suffers from severe memory loss, likely from concussions he suffered during his 20-year career. Favre’s comments came Thursday during a radio interview reported on “CBS This
(AP) Titans owner Bud Adams has died at age 90By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has
The Oneida Indian Nation, the group spearheading the Redskins’ name change effort, has released results from a poll of 500 Washington D.C. area adults showing 59% of respondents say American Indians would have a right to feel offended if called
Ray Halbritter, the most vocal leader of the effort to change the name of the Washington Redskins, is not even a member of the Oneida tribe he claims to represent, according to New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney. The Oneida Indian
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that Redskins owner Dan Snyder, who said he would never change the team’s name, is taking complaints about the name seriously,”wants to do the right thing,” and is “way down the road” in considering a
On Tuesday, ESPN host Tony Kornheiser said the Washington Redskins would change their name within the next “three to five years.” The co-host of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would go to Redskins owner Dan Snyder,
(AP) Redskins name top topic at Goodell news conferenceBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football WriterWASHINGTONAsked directly whether the Washington Redskins should change their name, Roger Goodell said the NFL needs to “make sure we’re doing what’s right.” Speaking at the conclusion
(AP) NFL won’t use pink penalty flags for Week 6By ARNIE STAPLETONAP Pro Football WriterPink is no longer the new yellow in the NFL. The league won’t use its pink penalty flags beyond Monday night’s Jets-Falcons game. The pink flags
A new book, League of Denial, written by ESPN investigative reporters, charges the NFL with 20 years of undermining concussion research and exercising its muscle to sweep evidence regarding the seriousness of how brain injuries affect current and former players
(AP) Review clears Vikings owners’ financesBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA financial review shows Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are able to pay their share of the $1 billion cost for the team’s new downtown Minneapolis stadium, officials with the
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell softened his stance on the Redskins name on Wednesday when he said that the NFL had to listen to concerns about the team’s nickname even if only one person is concerned about it. In an interview
