The Washington fans of the NFL has been, without a doubt, one of the most mistreated in recent times, because after changing its name from Redskins to Commanders for a racial issue, now Magic Johnson He could again modify his identity, motivated by the case of sexual harassment and the omission of income in the sale of tickets for more than 10 years.
As you read it: Magic JohnsonNBA legend and co-owner of the Washingtons Commandersmentioned that they could change their name in the NFL after what happened this past year, “although we’ll see where we are with the current name,” said the five-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers in an interview with NBC News.
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They won’t leave a historic NFL franchise alone
The Washington team was founded by George Preston Marshall in 1932 under the name of Boston Braves, to change its name to the Redskins (Redskins) in 1933 and move to Washington in 1937, where criticism for the reference of the name to the skin of Native Americans forced the team of the NFL to eliminate the term Redskins in 2020 to be called the Washington Football Team.
Ah, but that was not all, because to choose its new name, the team’s board of directors put several proposals to a vote among its fans, to announce in February 2022 that the franchise would be called Washington Commandersfrom which Magic Johnson He has been a co-owner since last Thursday.
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New owner, new name for the Washington franchise
The owners of the other 31 teams in the NFL voted unanimously to accept as the team’s new starter the group led by millionaire Josh Harris, who bought the Washington franchise for $6.50 million, a record for a sports team in the United States that is embroiled in scandals from its previous owner, Daniel Snyder, who faces charges of sexual harassment and omission of ticket sales for more than 10 years.
“We need to let employees know that we respect them and that they will have a safe place to work. We want to propagate a winning attitude, filter it down to employees, coaches and players,” said Magic Johnson, gold medal winner with the Dream Team at Barcelona 1992.
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2023-07-22 02:54:00
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