Voices
The following are partial lists of individuals, groups, and organizations that follow the NFL and have honorably spoken out on this issue. Some have called outright for a name change, others have simply refused to refer to the team by name in print – but these lists represent just a small sample of the many local and national groups and personalities who stand in favor of a new tradition for football in Washington, D.C.
We are hoping to provide as complete a list as possible but realize we may have left off some names. Please let us know if your name or organization should be listed here.
Media Outlets
- The Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- The Portland Oregonian
- Kansas City Star
- Utica Observer-Dispatch
- Washington City Paper
- Indian Country Today Media Network
- Mother Jones
- Slate.com
- The New Republic
Media Personalities
- Bob Costas, Sportscaster, NBC
- Howard Stern, King of All Media, Sirius XM, @HowardStern
- Charles Krauthammer, Political Columnist, @krauthammer
- Peter King, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated, @SI_PeterKing
- Christine Brennan, columnist, USA Today, @cbrennansports
- Bill Simmons, Editor, Grantland.com, @sportsguy33
- Cris Collinsworth, NFL Broadcaster, NBC, @CollinsworthNBC
- Maureen Dowd, Columnist, The New York Times, @NYTimesDowd
- Tony Kornheiser, Host, Pardon the Interruption, ESPN
- Jim Vance, Anchorman, WRC, Washington, D.C.
- Mike Wise, Columnist, Washington Post, @MikeWiseguy
- Courtland Milloy, Columnist, Washington Post, @ctmilloy
- Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The Nation, @EdgeofSports
- Steven Gaydos, Variety, @HighSierraMan
- Mark Purdy, Mercury News Columnist, @MercPurdy
- James Arcellana, Bay Area Sports Guy, @RaidersReporter
- Matthew Berry, ESPN, @MatthewBerryTMR
- Bud Poliquin, Columnist, Syracuse.com
- Robert Harding, Auburnpub.com, @robertharding
- Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune, @EricZorn
- Bob Glauber, NFL Columnist, Newsday, @BobGlauber
- Tim Graham, Writer, Buffalo News, @ByTimGraham
- John Smallwood, Columnist, Philadelphia Daily News
- Tim Baffoe, CBS Chicago, @TimBaffoe
- Clyde Hughes, Journal and Courier, @clydehughes
- Martin Schram, Scripps Howard News Service
Organizations
- National Congress of American Indians
- Oneida Nation
- NAACP
- United Methodist Church
- Central Conference of American Rabbis
- General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
- United Church of Christ
- Unitarian Universalist Association
Elected Officials
- Barack Obama - 44th President of the United States
- Tom Cole - R-Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District
- Betty McCollum - D-Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District
- Raul Grijalva - D-Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District
- Gwen Moore - D-Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District
- Michael Honda - D-California’s 17th Congressional District
- Zoe Lofgren - D-California’s 17th Congressional District
- Barbara Lee - D-California’s 13th Congressional District
- Donna Edwards, D - Maryland's 4th Congressional District
- Eleanor Homes Norton - D- Delegate, Washington, D.C.
- Donna Christensen - D-Delegate, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega - D-Delegate, American Samoa
- Rushern L Baker, III - D-County Executive, Prince Georges County, MD
- David Grosso, City Councilman-At-Large, Washington, D.C.
- Walter Tejada, Chairman, Arlington (VA) County Board