July 13 saw a surprise announcement of retiring the Redskins name after decades of protests claiming it denigrated American Indians. But by week’s end, a report of 15 female team employees and media members being sexually harassed made the name change seem like an afterthought.
And, of course, there’s always uncertainty over training camp’s start because of the deadly global pandemic.
The name change was surprising if only because owner Dan Snyder has resisted change before, even declaring he would never do so. That the protests often seem to come from people who were offended on behalf of others and not American Indians themselves drew little sympathy from many of the team’s fans.
But if there’s one thing Snyder responds to its corporate dollars. He was used to low attendance figures in recent years. That opposing fans filled many seats and tickets comprise only 15 percent of many NFL team revenues made few fans matter little to Snyder. But national chains pulling merchandise from shelves and FedEx threatening to take its name off the stadium and suddenly you have the attention of the owner who has been vacationing on his yacht for months in Europe.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2020 من Warpath.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2020 من Warpath.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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TIGHT ENDS
TIGHT ENDS
WIDE RECEIVERS
WIDE RECEIVERS
RUNNING BACKS
RUNNING BACKS
QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACKS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
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Q&A with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney
Coach Ron Rivera, General Manager Martin Mayhew and Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel Marty Hurney met with the media via Zoom on Feb. 3 to discuss the direction of the new front office. The interview is edited for space.
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Never a quiet time for WFT
The dust never settles around the Washington Football Team.
Bargains can be valuable additions
Raise your hand if you muttered derisively last offseason when the Washington Football Team signed free-agent tight end Logan Thomas away from the Detroit Lions.
3 big thoughts
3 big thoughts