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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mary Papenfuss

Montana Senator pushes to revive controversial ‘Redskins’ logo for NFL’s Washington Commanders

Protesters demonstrate against use of Native American “mascot” by District of Columbia NFL team. The team’s name was later changed from the “Redskins” to the Washington Commanders - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

After a years-long battle to jettison the widely attacked “Redskins” name from Washington’s NFL team, a Republican senator is battling to revive the old logo featuring a depiction of a Native American chief and feathers.

“We have had good discussions with the NFL and with the Commanders. There’s good faith ... negotiations going forward that’s going to allow this logo to be used again,” Montana Sen. Steve Daines insisted in an interview.

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