'Sure, it’s just a name,' writes ByMikeJones for usatodaysports. 'But now more than ever, because of (Daniel) Snyder's stand, that name represents arrogance and insensitivity more than it does winning football.'
Look, I get that the name carries great sentimental value to Snyder, whose father took him to games at RFK Stadium during the Joe Gibbs-led glory years.Having grown up in the D.C. area, where I spent most every Sunday afternoon watching Washington’s games with my grandfather and father, I get the tradition.
I never thought about the name as a kid. Not until adulthood, once I got outside of my small-town bubble and began hearing of how the name bothered some, did my uneasiness over the use of it start to grow. It’s the same thing with Washington’s name. It doesn’t matter if a football team is all that comes to mind for some. It doesn’t matter that some Native Americans are cool with it. The fact that others are not should be enough.
It shouldn’t take FedEx speaking out, the risk of other sponsors backing out of deals or the District of Columbia threatening the denial of a stadium deal without a name change to get Snyder to do the right thing.
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