On Thursday, the NFL received a petition from 50 U.S. Senators requesting that the Washington Redskinsimmediately change their team name. Yesterday, the franchise responded to the pressure from Congress by releasing a statement through general manager Bruce Allen. In the letter to Harry Reid, Allen believes the Senator "may not have been provided all of the pertinent facts and true history" of the organization. The 'Skins GM went on to try and inform Reid, revealing that the term "Redskins" started off as "a Native American expression of solidarity," the logo was actually designed by Native Americans and the one reason we've heard time and time again, a majority of Native Americans do not find the term offensive.
If you care to read Allen's expanded response, you can read the entire letter here.
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[via CBS Sports]
