Despite a petition signed by 130,000 fans, the Washington Commanders won't go back to former name, the Redskins, the top partner in the team's ownership group said.
Magic Johnson broke down in tears during a ‘Today’ show interview while discussing why his ownership stake in the Commanders is important for the Black community.Rales said Wednesday that any thoughts of altering the team name, as well as other major organizational decisions, will be put on hold until at least after the“We’re going to look at everything come the end of the year and think about a lot of different things and do a lot of testing and see what people think,” Rales said.
Johnson also made his first appearance at practice Wednesday as a team owner, with the players looking to soak in the knowledge that comes with“You could tell they really bought into it,” Commanders coach Ron Rivera said. “It’s funny. It’s kind of like being a parent. You can tell your kid all you want, but till someone like Magic says it, then it means something.”
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