MIKE RICHMAN
Journalist, Author, Biographer, Editor
It’s been called the most forgotten football game. When the Redskins defeated the Eagles, 20-14, at Griffith Stadium on Dec. 7, 1941, the game meant nothing to either team, both of which were out of the postseason hunt. But the day it was played, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed, would live in infamy. Around […]
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In recent weeks, speculation has been rampant in mainstream and social media that the Washington Commanders will be resurrecting the iconic logo of an Indian chief that existed on the Redskins’ helmets for nearly a half century before it was retired with the name in 2020. In a statement, the team says it “has no plans to return to the previous logo or name,” but that’s just the Commanders’ present standard line. A source on Capitol Hill told me that the team’s merchandise celebrating former players will eventually show the logo and possibly even the name Redskins. Groups advocating for the return of the team’s Native American theme, such as the Native American Guardians Association, will be enthusiastic about those moves.
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