Washington Redskins

Ridgeland, Miss. (AP) — A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges.

During Sunday’s alumni day, Washington Commanders Co-Owner Tanya Snyder celebrated the team saying, “Hail to the Redskins.”

Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally intoxicated when he was struck and killed by a dump truck on a Florida interstate, according to a toxicology report.

Former Ohio State and Washington Commanders quarterback Dwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a car early Saturday morning in South Florida.

The Washington Football Team may have messed up the reveal of its new name by making WashingtonAdmirals website go live far too early.

The Washington Football Team has alerted fans that face paint emulating warpaint, and native American headdresses and feathers is banned.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Native American names, symbols, and imagery as mascots, logos, or team names.

Marty Schottenheimer, who won 200 regular-season games with four NFL teams thanks to his “Martyball” brand of smash-mouth football but regularly fell short in the playoffs, has died. He was 77.

Apparently, not everyone has heard that the Washington Redskins are no longer called the Washington Redskins.

“Oh no! What is going on? This is not good news, even for ‘Indians,'” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Cancel culture at work!”

Any hopes that the Washington Football Team would shift course and give themselves an actual name, suffered a crushing blow on Tuesday.

Hollywood actresses Amy Schumer, Alyssa Milano, and Julianne Moore have joined together to force the NFL team formerly known as the Washington Redskins to cancel its employee non-disclosure agreements to let employees speak out about their purported harassment experiences over the team’s name.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the football team formerly known as the Washington Redskins will instead refer to itself as the Washington Football Team, until a new name is chosen.

It seems as though the Washington Redskins won’t be the only North American professional football team changing their name in the near future.

The Washington NFL team has dropped its 88-year-old moniker, but has not yet announced its replacement. Therefore, the designers for the Madden NFL game have had to take unusual steps in preparation for their 2021 version of the game.

The Washington Post published an article on Thursday, detailing allegations from 15 women who say they were victims of sexual harassment and misconduct while working for the Washington Redskins.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that 15 female former employees of the city’s NFL franchise said they were sexually harassed during their time with the team.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians.

Now that the woke mob has forced the Washington Redskins to change their nearly 90-year-old name. The cancel culture is now setting its sights on the Texas Rangers.

News broke on Sunday night that the Redskins would officially retire their team name on Monday, and it didn’t take long for  them to make that announcement.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name ‘Redskins’ on Monday, according to multiple reports.

Rumors flew after the Redskins announced they were conducting a “thorough review” of their name, that the team could perhaps come up with a new name before the start of the 2020 season. Now, a new report suggests that the name change could come very soon indeed.

FedEx is increasing pressure on their business partner, the Washington Redskins, to change their name. Despite having seven years remaining on their contract with the Redskins, the shipping company says they will remove their name from FedEx Field at the end of this season if the Redskins don’t change their name.

Amazon, the world’s leading online retailer, has announced that it is joining the cancel culture effort by pulling all Redskins merchandise from its website.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations.

Unlike the Washington Redskins, the Atlanta Braves will not consider changing their team name. Though, the organization is discussing whether to keep the traditional “Tomahawk Chop.”

The NFL’s Washington Redskins’ reevaluation of its team name is motivated by financial concerns, assessed former NFL wide receiver Dennis McKinnon on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel B. Pollak.

President Donald Trump criticized the NFL’s Washington Redskins and MLB’s Cleveland Indians for considering changing their respective names amid growing pressure from the left, and even threw in a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). 

Nike has removed all Redskins merchandise from their website. Now, according to a report, the sports apparel giant will not put the team’s merchandise back on their site until they change their name.

The Washington Redskins have been asked by their corporate sponsors to change their team name, and, it appears they are willing to consider doing so.

Nike, in an apparent bid to force the Washington Redskins to change their name, has removed all Redskins gear from its website.

July 2 (UPI) — FedEx, which holds the naming rights to the Washington Redskins’ stadium, has asked the NFL franchise to change its team name.

City leaders in Washington D.C. have announced that they will block plans by the Washington Redskins to move from Maryland to D.C.’s RFK Stadium unless the team drops its “offensive” name.

Left-wing actress Alyssa Milano has joined the effort to cancel the NFL’s Washington Redskins, tweeting a link to her 3.7 million followers a petition demanding that the football team eliminate the name it has had for almost 90 years.

Activists are again targeting advertisers and business partners of the Washington Redskins, including PepsiCo, FedEx, and Nike.

Cancel culture hasn’t forced the Washington Redskins to change their name, yet. However, a Hall of Fame coach and high-profile broadcaster says that he will never say the name.