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Washington Redskins Officially Drop 'Racist' Name
Grievance Against NFLPA
But Signs Franchise Tender
The Washington NFL franchise announced Mon- day that it will drop the 'Red- skins' name and logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Amer- icans.
A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it remains unclear how soon that will happen. But for
Tom Brady Jokes About Recruiting Randy Moss To Bucs
TOM BRADY
Tom Brady already got
one of his all-time favorite teammates to come out of re- tirement and join him in Tampa Bay. Will Randy Moss make it two?
Almost certainly not, but Brady is shooting his shot. On Saturday, Brady shared a clip on his Instagram account from one of his interviews with Religion of Sports. In it, the 42-year-old quarterback was asked about his greatest individual performance ever. Brady said the game that sticks out the most was when the New England Patriots scored 56 points against the Buffalo Bills in 2007. That was the season they shattered offensive records en route to an 18-1 season.
Of course, Brady can’t think or talk about that game without mentioning Randy Moss. At the end of his Insta- gram description, Brady jok- ingly asked Moss to come out of retirement to play for the Buccaneers.
“Hey Randy, Bucs red would look really good on you! Do you have a few snaps left??” Brady wrote.
raphy and racism in the US. The move came less than two weeks after owner Dan Snyder, a boyhood fan of the team who once declared he would never get rid of the name, launched a 'thorough review' amid pressure from sponsors. FedEx, Nike, Pepsi and Bank of America all lined up against the name, which was given to the franchise in 1933 when the team was still
based in Boston.
Shaq Barrett will be playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 2020, but there’s a big caveat.
Barrett has signed his franchise tender with Tampa Bay. He has, however, filed a grievance against the NFLPA seeking to be classified as a defensive end, not a line- backer as he was tagged as.
Barrett would be due roughly $15.8M on the fran- chise tag as a linebacker. If he were classified as a defensive end, that number would rise
SHAQ BARRETT
to about $17.8M.
The two sides are not op-
timistic about a long-term deal, and are hopeful of nego- tiating a one-year contract in- stead.
now, arguably the most po- larizing name in North Amer- ican professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconog-
Cam Newton In IG Video: People 'Ain't Never Seen' This Version Of Me
Russell Westbrook Tests
Cam Newton's latest In- stagram video is sure to have New England Patriots fans lining up to buy his jersey.
In a pair of black-and- white clips recorded following one of his recent workouts, Newton gives himself, his fans and his detractors a pep talk about where he's at this offseason.
"You know what makes this s--t different is they ain't never seen this Cam," New- ton begins. "... Cause you want to know how I know? S- -t, I ain't never seen him."
Newton goes on to detail
how he's wak-
ing up each
day with re-
newed energy
and embrac-
ing the grind
after waiting
months for a
new contract NEWTON as a free agent
after being released by the Carolina Panthers this offsea- son.
"Felt like I was just left to die," Newton said. ". .. 'It's over with for him, he ain't the same player.' ... I love it. I adore it. I admire it."
Placed In Quarantine
Positive For Coronavirus,
CAM
Another high-profile NBA star has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Russell Westbrook an- nounced Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 before the Houston Rockets left for Orlando. He has been quarantined and is “feeling well.”
Westbrook has not been with his Rockets teammates, most of whom are already in the Orlando bubble prepar- ing for the restarted season. Westbrook and James Harden both had yet to
RUSSELL WESTBROOK
travel to Orlando for per- sonal reasons, and coach Mike D’Antoni had ex- pected both to arrive within the next few days.
LeBron James, Other NBA
Players React To Suspension
Of ESPN's Reporter
Los Angeles Lakers su- perstar LeBron James and other NBA players reacted on Twitter to ESPN suspending NBA insider Adrian Woj- narowski after a profane email that was sent to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., by tweeting out #FreeWoj on the social media site.
Wojnarowski had re- sponded with an email by saying “F--k you,” after Hawley’s office sent a news release detailing a letter he planned to send NBA Com- missioner Adam Silver, criticizing the league’s deci- sion to limit messages play- ers can wear on their uniforms to “pre-approved,
ADRIAN WOJNAROWSKI
social justice slogans” while “censoring support” for law enforcement and criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
Wojnarowski’s suspen- sion will be for two weeks, The New York Post reported.
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