As reported in the previous post, Angel Charley claimed the striking of the Redskins name resulted from “billions of dollars from investors in the ‘Change The Name’ movement.” Just imagine what could be done with just one million dollars to help people on the poorest reservations to improve life for them and their descendants. And she claims multiple millions were raised for the effort, some of which were from taxes you paid. All of this was spent because a relatively small group of people didn’t like a professional football team’s name and logo. This was in spite of polls among Native Americans which found that the vast majority had no problems with the name and some reservation schools have adopted the name for their teams.
The Redskins management was pressured into making the change for largely financial issues related to stadia. With the old administration about to decamp from Washington and a new one with very different ideas regarding the name about to move in, it’s possible the name could be changed back.
Ticket sales are also an issue. 2023 ticket revenue was lower than the lowest figure from 1010 through 2018. 2024 figures aren’t known yet because the season isn’t over yet. Years ago, the previous owner had a waitlist of 155,000 for season tickets. Now, there is no waitlist. The name change may not be the sole reason for the reduced interest in following the team. The team’s on-field performance hasn’t exactly been exciting. This year is potentially their first winning season since 2016, and it was only 8-7-1! It’s been a long time since they were contenders for the Super Bowl. Fans aren’t happy about that either. Maybe seeing the old logo on T-shirts and jerseys might revive a little enthusiasm toward supporting the team.
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