A former Washington Redskins great is sending a blunt message to the franchise amid a namke change.
Washington announced earlier this month that the “Redskins” name and logo were being retired.
“On July 3rd, we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team’s name. That review has begun in earnest. As part of this process, we want to keep our sponsors, fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward.
Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review,” the Washington football team announced earlier this month.
Washington fans mostly agree that a name change is needed and has even helped to find onw online, but that isn’t the concern of Charles Mann.
“You better not change that. Burgundy and gold,” Mann told 106.7 The Fan’s Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier. “That would be a travesty, to change the color. Then I really feel like you are disrupting the franchise. Changing the name, the slogan if you will, the nickname, is one thing, but changing the colors would be devastating.”
“I think you’ve got to keep the burgundy & gold,” he added, “and that’s really the only stance I’ll take on that, is you definitely need to keep the burgundy and gold.”
Mann was a four-time Pro Bowler at defensive end. He won three Super Bowls and played for the Redskins from 1984-93 and the 49ers in 1994.
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As for the name itself, “the team is still the team,” said Mann. “A name doesn’t really mean that much. So I was happy that it was happening. I couldn’t believe it. I waited till the next news cycle the next day to just confirm that it was definitely true, because Snyder’s been very adamant that he would not change the name.”
“But when you start messing with people’s pocket books, things can change,” he said. “I’m grateful, though. I think it’s a good thing. I think where we are in the world regarding race relationships and everything, I think it’s been an injustice all these years for the Native Americans, and so I’m happy for the change.”
