Storm clouds are gathering for the Washington NFL team with reports the embattled franchise’s “toxic” secret has been “sickeningly” exposed.
Not long after the majority shareholder announced that his team would no longer be known as the Redskins, a series of cryptic tweets from local reporters emerged, warning of an imminent bombshell set to shake the franchise to its core.
It is believed that a Washington Post story expected to be released on Friday is the basis for the tweets.The gathering storm clouds arrived on the same day the team endured another day of damaging headlines.after the official representatives of the First Americans nation backtracked on an official request for the Washington team to be called the Washington Code Talkers.
“July 13, 2020 is now a historic day for all Indigenous peoples around the world as the NFL Washington-based team officially announced the retirement of the racist and disparaging ‘Redskins’ team name and logo,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez wrote. “This change did not come about willingly by the team’s owners, but by the mounting pressure and advocacy of Indigenous peoples such as Amanda Blackhorse, and many other warriors who fought long and hard for this change.
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