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Alex Smith nearly lost his leg after a gruesome injury and complications from the 17 surgeries that followed. Sunday, less than two years later, he cleared another huge hurdle in his NFL comeback. Washington activated Smith off the physically unable to perform list, clearing the quarterback to practice in pads when that portion of camp …
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Washington football fans may have to wait up to 18 months for an official rebrand. After ditching its controversial team nickname and logo after a “thorough review” of its brand earlier this month, the organization enacted an interim name for the 2020 season: the Washington Football Team. But first-year Washington coach Ron Rivera revealed on …
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The NFL’s Washington franchise is making progress at changing their name – sort of. “Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the ‘Washington Football Team,’ pending adoption of a new name,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted Thursday morning. “This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team, this is the name it wants to use …
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NBC Sports Washington anchor and reporter Julie Donaldson is being hired by Washington’s NFL team to lead its radio broadcast team this season, according to ESPN. In addition, Donaldson will hold a senior-level role within the organization, which is still waiting on a rebrand after calls to change the team’s controversial name and logo. The …
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Former Washington safety D.J. Swearinger called out his ex-coach Jay Gruden for a text-message exchange between the two about a blowout loss in 2018, saying that “they all need to be exposed” following a report that described sexual harassment among team executives. Gruden was not among the former Washington employees accused of sexual harassment, as …
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Embattled Washington football owner Dan Snyder isn’t expected to lose hold of his team after 15 former employees — and two journalists — said they were sexually harassed during their time with the organization. While the NFL will consider fining the football team and taking action against those accused, the Washington Post eported it is unlikely …
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The model that Roger Goodell’s NFL should use when it decides to discipline Daniel Snyder for his Animal House workplace is not Jerry Richardson, and it is not Donald Sterling. It is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. It is somewhat immaterial in this case that Cuban is a championship owner and …
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The Washington Post published a report Thursday in which 15 former female employees of the Washington Redskins, in addition to two journalists who covered the team, claimed they were sexually harassed by team staffers while working for the organization. The bombshell report prompted the Redskins to launch an internal investigation. Team owner Dan Snyder, who …
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Fifteen female former Redskins employees are accusing the organization of sexual harassment and fostering a toxic culture of abuse, according to an explosive report by the Washington Post. The women say they were subject to unwelcome comments and sexual advances, and encouraged to dress provocatively and flirt with sales clients. Of the five male employees …
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Soon, Washington will wish speculation was its biggest issue. Team officials of the franchise formerly known as the Redskins are “highly upset/frustrated” over the increasing number of cryptic tweets and stories preparing the public for an imminent bombshell from the Washington Post, exposing the organization’s troublesome past “culture,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In preparation …
Alex Smith nearly lost his leg after a gruesome injury and complications from the 17 surgeries that followed. Sunday, less than two years later, he cleared another huge hurdle in his NFL comeback. Washington activated Smith off the physically unable to perform list, clearing the quarterback to practice in pads when that portion of camp …
