After 50 Democratic members of the U.S. Senate sent letters to the NFL about the Redskins team name last week, the team — via President Bruce Allen — responded forcefully and at length.
The team also tweeted a link to Allen’s letter.
#Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/ZWt7oRYOXi
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 23, 2014And then five of the team’s biggest stars tweeted a link to Allen’s letter, in kind of similar words. Coincidence, probably.
#Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/ykTcQBuLw0 #HTTR
— Ryan Kerrigan (@RyanKerrigan91) May 24, 2014#Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/vlF0LV8cM2 #HTTR
— Desean Jackson (@DeSeanJackson11) May 24, 2014”@Redskins Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/lNSxece8U1” HTTR
— Alfred Morris (@Trey_Deuces) May 25, 2014Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/ZFJSM0MQ4W
— Brian Orakpo (@rak98) May 25, 2014#Redskins President Bruce Allen sets the record straight in response to Senator Harry Reid’s letter: http://t.co/qR3Gw31dZn HTTR!!
— Pierre Garçon (@PierreGarcon) May 24, 2014Outside of Robert Griffin III, I’d guess those are the team’s five most popular players. So there seems to be some solidarity there.
Popular alumni also chimed in.
@Redskins This is a great letter to read if you any doubts concerning the name change. Thank you Bruce. Great points and well thought out.
— Chris Cooley (@thecooleyzone) May 24, 2014Bruce Allen’s response to Sen. Reid was spot on. I was and still am proud to b a Washington Redskin. HTTR !!!
— Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) May 24, 2014Also, the team’s official account tweeted and re-tweeted other interesting name-related nuggets.
”Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek among many who support the #Redskins name: http://t.co/oTEME6bOdD #HTTR pic.twitter.com/Cu9IC43V1G
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 23, 2014#Redskins mascot still used at Senator @MariaCantwell’s high school. http://t.co/9gKMVby7fI
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 24, 2014D.C. rapper blasts Reid on #Redskins talk, reminds 3.65M followers of ‘negro dialect’ remark http://t.co/4iLU5AjsBO pic.twitter.com/LleiDMEnmB
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) May 23, 2014Behind the scenes with @1stLadiesofFB captain Maigan at the calender shoot at @ohr_tweets pic.twitter.com/jlAMxkIKiq
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 24, 2014