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NFL spokesmen did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
A statement sent by Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie on Thursday said: "We disagree with Ms. Norton's opposition to the Washington Redskins name. More than 85 percent of Ms. Norton's constituents disagree as well, as recent polls have shown."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleanor Holmes Norton,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, the District of Columbia's delegate to Congress,China Cheap Jerseys, introduced a bill that would lift the NFL's antitrust exemption if the Washington Redskins do not change their nickname.
In a news release issued Thursday,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Norton was quoted as saying Washington "should always be associated with pride, not with a moniker that mocks and insults Native Americans."
In 2013,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Norton and nine other members of Congress urged a nickname change in letters sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,Cheap Soccer Jerseys For Sale, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, and the league's 31 other teams. |
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