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President Obama: I’d Consider Changing Washington Redskins Name If I Owned Team

Zena “Chief Z” Williams signs autographs during fan appreciation day at the Washington Redskins’ NFL football training camp at Redskins Park, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama[1] says he would “think about changing” the Washington Redskins‘ name if he owned the football team as he waded into the controversy involving a word that many consider offensive to Native Americans. Obama, in an interview with The Associated Press, said team names such as the Redskins offend “a sizable group of people.” He said that while fans get attached to the names, nostalgia may not be a good enough reason to keep them in place. “I don’t know whether our attachment to a particular name should override the real legitimate concerns that people have about these things,” he said in the interview, which was conducted Friday. An avid sports fan who roots for the Chicago Bears, Obama said he doesn’t think Washington football fans are purposely trying t ...

Lions End 21 Game Road Losing Streak to Redskins

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