Dan Snyder's 'secret' plan for the Redskin name.

[Are_grits_groceries]

Keith Olbermann had a segment about this last night. He had many interesting quotes from different people.

Apparently, Snyder will give up the name Redskins if he gets major concessions to build a new stadium in DC where RFK once was. That would mean money that would ultimately come from those who live in DC. Other goodies would have to be thrown in too. He is tired of FedEx field because it's 17 years old.

Owners of different pro teams have pulled the stadium scam for years in order to get major money to build new stadiums. They threaten to move teams and such.

Jeffrey Loria did this in Miami to get a new stadium for the Marlins. The Atlanta Braves are moving out of Turner Field which is only 17 years old. Cobb County offered them a lot of incentives to move there which has rightfully set people on the warpath. Never mind that the new stadium has little mass transit to reach it or a lot of space for parking. It is very inconvenient for many fans who have supported them for years.

Money, money, money.....

[Exposethefrauds]

1. Cities need to start telling the NFL Owners that the NFL is a PRIVATE Org with an anti trust

exemption you already get plenty of freebies from the Gov

You want a new stadium go build one with your OWN money.

Oh you will leave town with your team unless the tax payers pick up the tab? MMM OK see ya.

[wyldwolf]

2. How about he changes the name or loses his franchise.

[davidpdx]

4. That could have to come from the NFL though

Fat chance they would vote to "hurt" one of their own.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Seriously . . . Danny the little boy racist needs to go fukimself and STFU.

[wyldwolf]

13. I'm not so sure

I'm sure there would be legal wrangling, but a franchise is a franchise. McDonald's might not be able to force an owner to sell restaurant but they can pull franchise rights and put another McDonalds down the street. I worked in the Hotel Industry for a bit and the company was constantly pulling franchise rights form hotel owners. They'd lose 'Holiday Inn' (for example) branding and all assistance from corporate.

The NFL could award a new franchise in the DC or Virginia area and pull TV coverage from the Redskins team - among other things.

Just a theory, of course, and the NFL would probably never do it.

[hifiguy]

18. in theory they could

but the lawsuits would cost insane amounts of money.

The NBA made Sterling sell the Clippers but 1) it was based on something he said that was held to be detrimental to the league (and oh, brother, was it ever), not the team name; and 2) he walked away with enough money to choke a whale.

Snyder will do nothing until team merch/ticket sales nosedive, which ain't gonna happen, or the NFL forces his hand.

[FSogol]

5. The last thing I want to do is defend the total asshat Dan Synder, but RFK is the proper place

to build a new stadium for the football team. The infrastructure and mass transit are already in place. The parking is in place too. Demolishing the unused RFK and building a new stadium there makes sense. It also is a better, more central location than FedEd field for fans.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. Great, let little Danny Boy pay for it himself instead of blackmailing D.C. residents.

[LibertyLover]

8. I pass RFK twice a day on Metro

and have to agree with you that it is a perfect location for a stadium. Besides, I want that racist scum-sucker and his team out of Maryland. Oh, poor baby - FedEx Field is 17 years old and he had to agree to use it because the deal was in place when he bought the team. Go back to DC Danny Boy.

[Recursion]

9. "Where RFK once was"?

Err... Don't the United still play there?

[n2doc]

10. The NFL made 10 Billion in revenue last year

Not the team, the organization. They have plenty of money to build new stadiums for all the owners, if they were required to do so.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/how-the-nfl-fleeces-taxpayers/309448/?single_page=true

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super/2014/01/30/super-bowl-nfl-revenue-denver-broncos-seattle-seahawks/5061197/

[Mike Daniels]

11. Snyder needs to worry about developing a winning team before demanding a new stadium

n/t

[Ilsa]

15. Let them build it and we won't come.

Bankrupt them.

[oberliner]

16. The Atlanta Braves moving has people "on the warpath" ?

Was that pun intentional?

[madinmaryland]

17. The Washington Scalitos or the Washington snyders?