The MMQB made its debut last month and has been a big hit amongst football fans and the 3Q interview is one of its best features and this week former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann joined in to talk about a number of topics, including the Redskins team nickname.
According to the 3Q interview, Theismann said that he doesn't know when the team name will change and if it will chance and that the word clearly has some issues. On top of that, reports came out that the website will stop using the Redskins name after writer Robert Klemko said that on the radio, but King refuted that and said the website was still discussing it.
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The nickname has been in the news a lot due to the legal battle going on over the use of it and also due to a Smithsonian panel from earlier in the year. Washington mayor Vincent Gray brought up the topic earlier in the year in regards to the team possibly moving back into the city in the future, as they currently play their games in Maryland. He stated that if the team wanted to do so, they should discuss changing the name.
The Redskins moved to Washington in 1937 and have had the name ever since. Over the years other high schools, universities, colleges and professional sports teams have changed their name from the Redskins moniker, including Miami University in Ohio. Up until this point, team owner Dan Snyder has shown no signs of wanting to change the name or starting a discussion to do so.
Many fans argue that the name is traditional, but other groups have called for changes. According to the Washington Post, in 1992 a group of Native Americans filed a disparagement lawsuit against the Redskins brand, which was formally trademarked years earlier. D.C. resident Suzan Harjo, who was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, led the group, but the case was lost on a technicality.
