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By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
In November 2015, President Barack Obama, speaking at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, stated "Names and mascots of sports teams like the Washington Redskins perpetuate negative stereotypes of Native Americans" and praised Adidas for a new initiative to help schools change names and mascots by designing new logos and paying for part ...
NBA nicknames have taken on lives of their own over recent decades. Historically very good, the current generation has been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars.
From Agent Zero to the Zen Master, Rookie Wire reveals the ultimate hierarchy of NBA nicknames. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
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A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. New York Jets: None Pittsburgh Steelers: Steely McBeam A burly steelworker with a Bill Cowher-like jutting chin, wearing a hard hat; based on the Steelers' pre-Steelmark logo in the 1950s-early 1960s. Tennessee Titans: T-Rac
The buzz surrounding potential new NFL teams in Los Angeles and London really had us thinking: What would the nicknames and logos look like? Would they take a literal angle, or a creative angle?