Local Business Gets Negative Feedback, Vows To Never Use Redskins Name Again

Pete's New Haven Style APizza, a local pizza establishment, had to send out an apology email to customers for using the Washington Redskins name in a promotional email after they received feedback from offended patrons. The Clarendon pizza joint sent out an email letting consumers know about different specials and discounts based on how many touchdowns the Redskins scored. Then, 6 hours later, the ownership sent out an apology letter email and vowed to never use the name again calling it "hurtful" and "offensive".

Here are the 2 emails (they are from last week, September 19th) via Barred In DC:

Terry Bradshaw Talks Redskins Name Change

Terry Bradshaw was on Craig Furguson the other night and the topic of the Washington Redskins name popped up. Bradshaw kept refusing to say the name making an overexaggerated noise and head shake before it was said, but ended up saying 'Redskins' later in the interview.

It seemed like he genuinely didn't want to use the name, saying:

"In today's world that we live in, if it's totally offensive to a group of folks we really need to consider whether we need to pursue it"

He then burned the Skins for being a bad team, then did a "ZING" like ending to his burn:

"And if you changed it to whatever, I don't think it's gonna...and as bad as they've been I don't think anyone will care anyway...NO I DIDN'T SAY THAT!!!"  

Watch the video clip here:

Nats Pitcher Gio Gonzalez' Dog Wearing A Redskins Hat

Yep that title is pretty much all I've got for this. Gio often takes pictures of his dog doing human things like reading books, or wearing human clothing. Here is one that the Nats pitcher posted on his Instagram the day after the Redskins game (0-1) for some reason. It is the dog wearing a Redskins hat and modeling one of Gio's billion pairs of shoes. He even used the hashtag HTTR, which could be real or sarcastic.

Tosh.0 Throws In Redskins Are Racist Joke, Penn State Bit

If you are not aware, Tosh.0 is a TV show on Comedy Central where the host Daniel Tosh more or less shows YouTube videos and makes jokes about them. It is pretty funny (when they aren't showing videos of people breaking their legs).

On Tuesday night's episode, Tosh did a bit about a lingerie football coach and had former Washington Redskins Lavar Arrington and Joe Theismann help him out with the bit. But unbeknownst (probably) to Lavar & Joe, the Tosh team added an anti-Redskins name subtitle on top of their segments. Then definitely unbeknownst to Lavar, they threw in a Penn State Sandusky joke in there too.  Here's the Anti-Redskins subtitle, and Lavar's reaction.

Ashburn McDonalds Giving Out Baltimore Ravens Cups

The following picture was sent to me from one of my friends that works out in Ashburn. They went to McDonalds and ordered a silly $1 any size drink. You won't believe what the cup looked like from the Mackers only miles from Redskins Park in the state of Virginia over an hour from Baltimore.

Yep. That's a Baltimore Ravens cup. With their 2014 schedule. From ASHBURN McDonalds! Why is this happening. My friend said she threw the drink in the McDonalds drive thru guy's face. Not really, but that would have been acceptable right?

H/T: Erika from real life

Possible Redskins Name Changes

Here are a few potential names that the Redskins could take should Dan Snyder ever decide to change the name:

Washington All-Skins

A way to insult everyone, no matter what the color of their skin.  We can have racial caricatures of EVERY race on the helmet to even things out.  Equality.

Washington No-Skins

Just take the current Redskins logo, remove the skin, and bam.  No longer racist.  Now just gross and morbid, kind of like the team's typical performance.  Plus the Cowboys fans calling them the Deadskins would be less of an insult.

Washington Warriors

Naming the team after a cool movie about street gangs would be cool.  So long as their logo was the roller skating guy with the switchblade.

Washington Ultimate Warriors

Much better BROTHER!

Washington Greenskins

Wait, what if aliens land on Earth.  Then we are talking a name change again in 20 years (or sooner...ooooooooh)

Washington Capitals

Maybe they'd make the playoffs more...but they still wouldn't win any series...

Stephen Colbert's Redskins Offensive Name Joke

On Tuesday night on the Comedy Central political comedy show the Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert interviewed Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards.  Edwards is the congresswoman out where FedEx Field is.  Check out the Colbert joke about the Redskins name.

RG3 Jumps A Few Times, Does 2 Jumping Jacks, Runs Off Stage

Here's a clip (before it gets deleted) of Rober Griffin III at the Redskins draft party at FedEx field on Saturday afternoon.  The NFL Network had cameras on hand and showed a clip of the injured quarterback taking the stage.

RG3 got the crowd pumped up and chanting his name by doing an exercise that my great grandmother does every morning, jumping jacks.  Robert did a whole 2 of them which of course is an equal comparison to running around the field avoiding 300 pound monsters who are all trying to snap your leg in half.

When his speech was over, RG3 did a quick foot running drill as he headed off stage, also caught on video by a fan.

The Skins are clearly Super Bowl bound!  All in for week 1.  At least of Jazzercize if not football. Videos follow:

RG3 Posing With Hooters Girls Is Fun

Here is a pic via lkygrl17 on Instagram...It's a family QB at a family restaurant.  Robert Griffin III poses with Hooters girls.  This must have been after an autograph show at the Expo Center.

Here's another story about Redskins at Hooters.  It's Dan Snyder and Mike Shanahan enjoying the...wings...

(H/T @RecordsAndRadio)

Wale And His Redskins Chain Invade NBA All Star Weekend

So Wale was hanging out with Roger Mason and company at the NBA All-Star game in Houston.  He was instagraming a bunch of pics.  He was wearing a bizarre fur coat vest and a Gold Redskins chain. (All photos by @walemmg on instagram)

Underperforming Redskins In 2012

Two guys that did not perform up to expectations this season

I.  Brandon Banks – For the past few years Redskins fans have been wowed by Brandon Banks explosive returns (once or twice). Even though they almost always got taken back because of penalties. This year fans expected the same explosiveness in the return game to help set up RGIII and the rest of the offense. However Banks just dropped off this season to the delight of Redskins fans. He took kicks out of the endzone that had no business being returned, scored 0 touchdowns and got replaced after Week 12. The general feeling in D.C. is that Banks has played his last game in a Redskin uniform.

III. Leonard Hankerson – Leonard Hankerson's targets increased from 20 to 57 this year. However Hankerson was still limited in action because of his drops. He simply doesn't catch the football consistently enough to warrant more playing time. Coming into the season many hoped he'd overcome his habit of dropping the football and use his 6'2 frame to reel in touchdowns. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, but he did give hope that maybe next year will be the year?

Written By Redskins Contributor Ben Gerow

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RG3 Would Be Ready For 2013...If He Was Benched After The Ravens Game

Well that headline isn't exactly a fact...but...

With the news just in about Robert Griffin the third under going a "successful" surgery, doubt still looms about whether or not he will be 100% before the start of the 2013 season.  Doctor James Andrews is hiding behind a vague answer.

One thing is for sure, the Redskins better not let him step one foot on the field until he is 100%. Not 50%, not 90%, not even 99.9999999999999%.  Robert Griffin is the Redskins fans' golden ticket and their chocolate factory is a large stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey.

If something doesn't change offensively with the gameplan that keeps RG3 safe from himself as well as the opposing defenses, then the trust of Redskins fans goes right out the door.  Fan-anger is already at a fever-pitch after coaches allowed the QB to keep taking the field after his initial injury against the Ravens.

And think about this for a minute; had the Skins removed Griffin from the lineup earlier, he may have still required surgery.  If that happened he would already be in his second month of recovery and rehab.  That would have nearly guaranteed his knee would be better for the 2013 campaign.

Instead, Redskins fans will have to cross their fingers and hope for the best.

What does that mean!  It means we should all rent the movie Mr. Destiny and watch it 5 times.

Written By Nexus Contributor Aaron Ebert @AaronEbert22

3 Key Redskins Who Outperformed Expectations In 2012 On Defense and Special Teams

I. Jackson - II. Paul/Crawford - III. Williams

Three guys that impressed Redskins this season on the defense and special teams

I.  Rob Jackson – To be completely honest we though Rob Jackson's NFL career was possibly over after this season.  The Redskins linebacking core was full of elite defenders such as London Fletcher, Brian Orakpo, and Ryan Kerrigan and Jackson's previous seasons were subpar.  But when Pro Bowl Linebacker Orakpo went down for the season during Week Two, someone had to step up.

The Redskins didn't look for a trade, or free agent, they simply said “Next man up”, and that happened to be Rob Jackson. Rob responded to the challenge in a big way with 4 interceptions and 4.5 sacks. He was a big reason for the Redskins mid season turnaround and is going to get payed when his contract expires this offseason.



II. Niles Paul & Richard Crawford – To the disappointment of several Redskins fans, Brandon Banks was going to be the main man on special teams in 2012.  But after some injury and/or poor play, Banks was replaced in the punt game by Richard Crawford and on kick returns by Niles Paul.  Paul & Crawford stepped in and made smart decisions on when to take a knee, when to fair catch, and when to return.

Paul never ended up breaking any showstopping runs, but the 233 monster took the ball downfield and gave RG3 solid field position. Crawford did a similar thing with a little more excitement, making one of the biggest plays of the regular season on an overtime punt return against Baltimore that helped the Redskins take home a big win.

III. Madieu Williams – With injury and suspension decimating the Redskins, their secondary was in shambles.  Enter Madieu Williams.

At the start of the season, few knew much about the 31-year-old safety, but he finished 3rd on the team in tackles with 99 and added a big interception.  If you take away his subpar performance in the playoffs, Williams was often a bright spot in a very dark defensive backfield.

Written By Redskins Contributor Ben Gerow

Read Our 3 Key Defensive/Special Teams Players From 2012

3 Key Redskins Who Outperformed Expectations In 2012 On Offense

I. Paulson - II. Morris - III. Moss

Three guys that impressed Redskins this season on the offense side of the ball

I.  Logan Paulson – Coming into the season many experts predicted it would be time for Fred Davis to finally break out. However this was far from the case as he scored 0 touchdowns in 7 games before he went down with a season ending Achilles injury.

The Redskins then scrambled to find a replacement, even signing the previously cut Chris Cooley. As it turns out the guy they were looking for was already on their roster.  Logan Paulson stepped up and caught some huge passes to end this season including a playoff touchdown.  Paulson proved he deserves to compete for major minutes in the NFL.

II.  Alfred Morris – What do fantasy experts tell you about Redskins runningbacks? Don't draft them. But you didn't listen and drafted one anyway.  Whoops. You scooped up Roy Helu Jr as a sleeper pick.  Whoops again.

Coming into the season Helu was expected to carry the load as longshot 6th round draft pick Alfred Morris was fighting to make the team as a fullback. As it turns out Alf outplayed everyone in the preseason, earned the starting role, and ended up as the NFLs 2nd leading rusher, only behind Purple Jesus himself.  How does that 1600 yards and 13 TD's taste fantasy experts?

III. Santana Moss – For the longest time Santana Moss has been a staple in the Redskins offense. Year after year he was as consistent as could be. However after turning 33 in the offseason the Redskins signed 2 big free agent wideouts.  Santana was being phased out...or was he?

Santana ended up catching 8 touchdown passes, the most he's ever had in one season as a Redskin! His receptions may have been down but he was definitely one of RGIII's favorite redzone targets.  The old man showed that he still had gas left in the tank.

Written By Redskins Contributor Ben Gerow

Read Our 3 Key Defensive/Special Teams Players From 2012

Robert Griffin III Please Don't Gilbert Arenas

The Washington Redskins were flying high.  They had just won 7 straight games to make a miraculous playoff run, ending the season as NFC East Division Champions...Redskins star Robert Griffin III was the talk of the town, and the entire hopes of a city rested on his shoulders...Enter a knee...

On Sunday afternoon fans watched as an injured Robert Griffin III limped around the field on a hobbled knee, possibly doing extra damage as he tried to lead the Washington Redskins to a playoff victory.  It was an inspiring effort, but it has drawn a lot of criticism, especially in hindsight after it was revealed today that the rookie QB will have to undergo a full knee reconstruction.

It almost sounds familiar to DC sports fans...

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The Washington Wizards were flying high once too (believe it or not).  They had just locked up the best record in the Eastern Conference for the 2006-07 regular season and headed into the All-Star break as an assumed NBA Finals contender.  Wizards star Gilbert Arenas was the talk of the town, and the entire hopes of a basketball-rich city rested on his shoulders...Enter another knee...

Arenas injured his knee later that season and the team collapsed with his Meniscus   Later, during a playoff series with the Cleveland Cavaliers just one season later, an injured Gilbert Arenas limped around the court on a hobbled knee trying to lead the Washington Wizards to a playoff victory.  The effort was commendable, but the Wizards could not win.

There were several crazy factors involved in Gilbert's situation.  He attempted several comebacks when not 100%.  And in the end, Arenas was never the same again.

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So why are DC athletes inclined to risk their careers for seemingly small moments of hopefully long careers?  Is it because the fans are so starved for something to make them happy?  The hope created by both of these athletes in DC was enormous, and each player seemed to love the fans who gave their everything to root on their heroes.  It must be hard when thousands are counting on you.

Or does it have to do with the personality of the individual player?  Is it selfishness? Is it a soldier-mentality?  Is it heart?

No matter what the reason, it was clear that RG3 risked excess injury by coming back from injury too soon.  An action that Gilbert Arenas repeated several times, transforming an NBA rising star into a guy who can't even finish a full season playing a million miles away in China.

Please Robert Griffin, do NOT become the next Gilbert...listen to your doctors.  Come back when you are 100%.  The fans will understand.

Kirk Cousins Not Recognized By Die Hard Redskins Fan

This is a fun and interesting tweet from the Washington Redskins backup (or next year's starting quarterback...ug) Kirk Cousins.  He claims that a Redskins fan asked him if he was a Redskins fan himself, not recognizing him as an NFL player.

Is it a lying "die hard" fan?  Is it the haircut? Or is it just the life of a backup QB in the NFL?  I've noticed the same thing as the following Tweeter

Unfortunately in 2013 every Redskins fan may be forced to recognize Kirk or Kurt Cousins, whatever they call him, it won't be RG3...

See Which Redskins Player Made The DC Fat Five

The obesity epidemic is taking over America.  Unfortunately, it has seemed to hit athletes of DC sports teams as well.  Check out five of our favorite "fatties" in DC Sports and see which Redskins player made the list.  It isn't really that much of a surprise...

You can read the article here!

A Fan Response To Etan Thomas' Letter To RG3

This is a fan letter in response to "An Open Letter To RG3" by former Wizards player Etan Thomas

Dear Etan,

A very proud adult man could hardly sleep last night.  I am a huge fan of RG3 and I was extremely proud of the heart shown by my favorite player fighting for all of Washington DC as Fox Sports displayed his heroics during the Redskins’ playoff loss to Seattle Sunday.

As a huge Redskins fan I’m not happy now, but I can’t blame RG3 or tell him that he was wrong.

When I have a son of my own I will teach him to never give up.  I will teach him to fight for those that depend on him.  I was moved by the heart of Robert Griffin III and I hope that one day my son will have similar character.  I just can't agree with the lesson you found in the story.

As a professional athlete yourself, who had open heart surgery, and then returned to the NBA, you should understand…at least a little.  Did you give up when Brendan Haywood ripped out your hair?

And just so you know Mr. Thomas, Robert did not go back into that football game because he was afraid of being called a quitter like Jay Cutler.  He went back into the game because he is not a paid gladiator, but a soldier, who would die on that football field for his teammates.

The fact that Mike Shanahan did not take RG3 out of the game may have not been the best decision.  The player who gave it all on the field was begging to continue the fight, and in the heat of the moment how can the coach really say no?

You can call Mike Shanahan all the evil names you want, but in the end Robert Griffin is an adult, and Robert Griffin could have taken himself out of the game.  Not only did nobody force him to keep playing, but the player himself was never truthful about how injured he really was.  And this is coming from a guy who is upset mostly at Shanahan and only a little at RG3.  (Upset, understanding, and not viciously angry)

Once again, nobody was going to question the toughness of RG3.  NOBODY.  Not one single person in the entire universe, if he took himself out of  the game.  The media was the last thing on his mind.

As a huge Redskins fan it crushes me that he played in that game.  It crushes me that he didn’t take himself out.  It crushes me that the coach didn’t step in and force him to sit out.  But I still love RG3, and I’m proud of the heart he showed.

If RG3 proved anything in that game, it was that he has the heart of a champion.  He has strong character.  He will never give up.  And if lessons like that upset your 7 year old son then I don't know what you are doing.

HTTR!

Shutting Down RG3 Like Strasburg, Hindsight Is 20/20

The biggest story in Washington DC during 2012, only slightly behind the presidential election, was the Stephen Strasburg shutdown decision.  Now in 2013 another debate has just sparked up, should the Redskins have followed the Nationals example and shutdown their star in Robert Griffin III.

The Nationals decided to shutdown their ace Stephen Strasburg at the end of last season and he is now 100% healthy and ready for a full workload in 2013. The Redskins didn't shutdown RG3 after he injured his LCL in Week 14 and now he faces a possible long term injury and the Redskins are out of the playoffs.

Clearly the two situations are completely different, but that hasn't stopped people from comparing the two.  And EVERYONE is an expert.

Howie long brought this point up on the Fox postgame show: "Washington has 2 of the really dynamic young stars in sports today. Stephen Strasburg with the Nationals, and RG3 in football. The Nationals made the decision to shut Stephen Strasburg down...you have to wonder, and I hope RG3 is good and its just a slight setback, but you have to wonder, should he have been on the field today".

The question that Mike Shanahan had to consider was having Kirk Cousins on the field to face Seattle or the injured RG3. Shanny went with the guy who got them there, RG3.

Trent Williams Punches Face Of Seahawks Richard Sherman

Here is some pretty stuff from after the Redskins were eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks from the playoffs.  Trent Williams goes over to Richard Sherman and proceeds to push/punch/slap him in the face.  Sherman waves goodbye to Williams who will be spending next weekend not in the playoffs.