Day: July 13, 2020

Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 yearsWashington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years

The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. , which was given to the franchise in 1933 when the team was still based in Boston.

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Andrew Thomas: Switching from left to right tackle natural after a few repsAndrew Thomas: Switching from left to right tackle natural after a few reps

After the Giants made Andrew Thomas the first offensive tackle off the board in the 2020 draft, General Manager Dave Gettleman said that the team believed he’d be central to the team’s push to fix their offensive line “once and for all.” One probably could have inferred that by the fact that they made him [more]

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Washington hires Don Warren for personnel roleWashington hires Don Warren for personnel role

Don Warren wasn’t out of work long, and already knows his way around his new team. According to Joe Person of TheAthletic.com, Warren has been hired by Washington as the new assistant director of pro personnel. His contract wasn’t renewed by the Panthers, where he had worked the previous 10 years as a pro scout. [more]

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