Fifty Senators send letter pushing NFL to change Redskins name (guess which 50)

[joeybee12]

It’s one thing for a random politician to speak out about the Redskins name or another to muse about the possibility of changing it on a popular national radio and TV show. It’s quite another for 50 members of the United State Senate — FIFTY — to sign a letter to the NFL urging action on the name of the franchise owned by Daniel Snyder.

Via the New York Times, nearly half of the legislative body wants the name to be changed.

“The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur,” the letter says. “We urge the NFL to formally support a name change for the Washington football team. . . . We urge you and the National Football League to send the same clear message as the NBA did: that racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports.”

How significant is it that so many Senators signed off on the letter?

“Listen, it is hard to get 50 people in this place to agree on anything,” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/22/fifty-senators-send-letter-pushing-nfl-to-change-redskins-name/related/

[underpants]

1. Kaine and Warner didn't sign it

[joeybee12]

2. Didn't shock me...don't wanna p*ss off the local racist football fans...nt

[underpants]

3. Yeah

Kaine is in his first term so he is laying pretty low as is the Senate custom (except for Cruz). Warner has this election sewn up so there is no reason to whack the hornets nest.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Mikulski and Cardin did sign it though (Redskins technically play in Maryland).

But then again, Maryland has another NFL team that--unlike the Redskins--has actually been good over the past 2 decades.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist).

[madinmaryland]

5. Lol. Good one!!!