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  2. Washington Redskins name controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Redskins name controversy involved the name and logo previously used by the Washington Commanders, a National Football League (NFL) franchise located in the Washington metropolitan area. In the 1960s, the team's longtime name—the Redskins —and the associated logo began to draw criticism from Native American groups and ...

  3. History of the Washington Commanders - Wikipedia

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    Head coach Ray Flaherty to George Preston Marshall, on the acquisition of Wayne Millner 1941–1944 Though the Redskins failed to make the 1941 NFL Championship Game with a record of 6–5, the 1941 season is still worth mentioning because of one game. The Redskins won their last game of the season by beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 20–14. However, few remember that day for the game ...

  4. Redskin - Wikipedia

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    Redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada. The term redskin underwent pejoration through the 19th to early 20th centuries [1] and in contemporary dictionaries of American English, it is labeled as offensive, disparaging, or insulting. Although the term has almost disappeared from contemporary ...

  5. Senator wants Washington Commanders to pay tribute to an old ...

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    The organization left behind the racist slur “redskins" as its name and retired the logo that was closely tied to that name: the profile of a Native man with long hair and two feathers ...

  6. Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years - AOL

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    The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the “Redskinsname and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism.

  7. NFL: D.C. adopts new name - 'Washington Football Team ... - AOL

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    The franchise announced earlier this month that it would drop the team name "Redskins," widely perceived to be a slur against Native Americans, from its name after 87 years amid a widespread ...

  8. Washington Commanders - Wikipedia

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    Josh Harris (2023–present) The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland ...

  9. The Washington Redskins are not changing their name - AOL

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    Despite what you may have read online recently, the Washington Redskins are not changing their name to the Redhawks. The Washington Redskins are not changing their name -- it was all an elaborate hoax