Lawmakers to NFL: 'Redskins' name is an insult, not an honor
Two U.S. lawmakers on Monday rejected the NFL’s claim that the Washington Redskins name was an honor to Native Americans and urged the sports league to recognize it as a racial slur and back changing the name.
In a letter to the National Football League, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state, and Republican U.S. Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma criticized the league for defending the name.
“The terminology used by the Washington football team has been determined to be a slur,” the lawmakers said.
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