Two influential TV announcers say they won't use 'Redskins' name on NFL telecasts

WJLA ^ | 8/19/2014 | AP

[Steve_Seattle]

Dungy is doing penance for his comments about Michael Sam. He’s in rehab, and he knows it.

[Portcall24]

...we will be reduced to communicating with facial gestures and hand signals.

I believe Johnny Manziel has already started.

[CodeToad]

NF: Negros, Felons, and Liberals.

[ArcadeQuarters]

> said Monday they likely won’t use the term “Redskins” when discussing the franchise.

So racist. If I was an American Indian, I would protest them.

[GeronL]

They are the most useless part of the game anyways

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I think the same about good ‘ol “respectable” Dungy also....damn PC Obama supporter has been a lying lib the whole time.

[Din Maker]

Fire their assess. That’s like a news reporter refusing to call the Protesters in Ferguson, MO, “Protestors” so he call them “Active Observers”. Simms sucks more as a broadcaster than he did a an overrated player. Dungy.... well, he’s a “minority” so he feels like he has to “sympathize”.

[sport]

who cares?

[Sacajaweau]

But they all like that big fat paycheck. Hypocrites all!!

[x]

Dungy said he'd "try" not to use the word.

A challenge for those on the show with them -- see if you can trick them into say the "r-word."

The home audience can play along too. A new drinking game is born.

[Dr. Sivana]

In my world (yes, I know a large part of is fantasy-based), an athlete playing for the Redskins would refuse to be interviewed by someone who won’t call his team by name.

Oh, but there's a better way. Accept the interview. And answer as follows:

Q: Well, that was quite the comeback after a tough third quarter. What made the difference?

A: Two words: Redskin Pride. When you are a Redskin, with Redskin supporters backing you even when down, you think of the Redskins of old, and it gives you the strength to be better, the strength of the Redskin tradition that we always strive to live up to."

Q: So, the Washington tradition and fan base helps you in what way, specifically?

A: There isn't a "Washington" tradition. After all, the team began in Boston. It is our Redskin tradition when the first NFL marching theme, "Hail to the Redskins" is played. If the team packed up and moved to Honolulu tomorrow, we'd still be the Redskins. We go back to the leatherhead days of the '30s, and no slick packaged western expansion team that angled its way into the Eastern division can draw upon that, and we proved it today.

[chatham]

Thjen have these guys show some courage and quit their jobs..
Good luck

[bramps]

Tony Dung, Obama supporter and phony Christian twerp.

[Misterioso]

Rather than Thugskins, why not BlackSkins?

[Phillyred]

How about refer to them as “losers”. They’ll be doing a lot of that this year.

[rsobin]

Until I came to my senses ( at 14 ) I was a New Jerseyite and an avid Simms fans. As they say in Jersey, Phill can pound salt where the sun don’t shine!

[FrankR]

How long have they been sportscasters? Did they never use the word before the current controversy? If they did, does that mean they’re really “racists” at heart and now just cow-towing to political correctness? And finally, how is that any different than Paula Deen using the N-word over 30 years ago, but doesn’t now?

[republicanbred]

This whole political liberalism of the NFL is really spoiling the game for me. I love football, I can’t help it. I love high school football, college football, pro football...all of it! My husband and I look forward all summer to the start of football season. But sheesh, we are only in the pre-season and I’m already sick of their political correctness!!!

[jocon307]

Cripes! GET OVER IT YOU IDIOTS - There are real problems in the world.

A journalist got his head CHOPPED OFF and you dopes are yammering about the “redskins”.

I just can’t take it no more!

[onona]

When I DO watch, it's muted.

Don't need the blather