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The removal of a racist nickname won’t end Daniel Snyder’s problems. Not long after the Washington owner announced that his team would no longer be known as the Redskins, a series of cryptic tweets from local reporters emerged, warning of an imminent bombshell set to shake the franchise to its core. “The warped and toxic …
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A Virginia man who owns 44 trademarks relating to potential new names for the Washington Redskins is begging the franchise to take one of them off his hands. “@NFL @nflcommish Take my trademarks please! You can put that in all caps,” 61-year-old actuary Martin McCaulay tweeted Monday. “I sent you an email on 7/4/2020 and …
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Daniel Snyder and the Washington football team know what it wants to rename itself after announcing it was retiring the Redskins moniker. It just can’t do so yet. The replacement is tied up in a trademark fight, The Washington Post reported. The name change, announced by the team on Monday, came about after years of …
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The Redskins are no more. The name and logo were officially retired Monday morning after a review was prompted by recent backlash from corporate sponsors and decades of controversy about its offensive Native American origins. The expected announcement included the term Redskins and came on logoed stationary because the name remains unchanged until the process …
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Decades of resistance gave way to mere days of deliberation. The Washington Redskins will announce Monday plans to change their team name, according to the Sports Business Journal. The consensus opinion within the NFL is change was inevitable as soon as owner Daniel Snyder budged and announced July 3 a “thorough review” of the name …
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Newly added 49ers left tackle Trent Williams knows better than most how important stability is at quarterback. Williams spent the first decade of his career with the Redskins and he said quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was one of the most enticing parts of coming to play for the San Francisco 49ers. “I think Jimmy G is …
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Amid an odd NFL offseason where Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Roger Goodell announced draft picks slumped over in a chair in his basement, one storyline remains unsolved: the continued unemployment of Cam Newton. Despite also-ran quarterbacks such as Case Keenum, Marcus Mariota and Chase Daniel signing multi-year deals, the former MVP …
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A sexual assault allegation involving ex-Giant Cody Latimer’s 4-year-old son sparked a heated argument over the weekend that left the Washington Redskins wide receiver facing multiple felony charges, his lawyer said during a Monday hearing. Latimer, who was released on $25,000 bond, was charged with assault in the second degree, menacing and illegal discharge of …
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Another NFL player seems to be in trouble. Two days after Miramar, Florida, police announced arrest warrants for cornerbacks DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar for armed robbery and aggravated assault, former Giant wide receiver Cody Latimer was arrested and charged on felony charges of assault in the second degree, menacing and illegal discharge of a …
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The armed robbery and aggravated assault case against Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker has taken a strange turn. The other player facing charges, Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, is innocent and has sworn affidavits from witnesses to prove it, his attorney said. The two NFL players are facing arrest warrants by police in Miramar, Fla., on allegations …