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Become ‘Redtails,’ Return To Washington D.C., And NFL Rocks Along Potomac River
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“Everything’s on the table, right? Especially after this year,” Johnson told the “Today” show, referring to the present and the past turmoil surrounding the Washington NFL franchise under Dan Snyder.
During Snyder’s 25 years in charge, the team won 42% of the time. Only five NFL franchises were worse during that stretch. Not only that, but after multiple investigations by the league into workplace misconduct around the Washington NFL franchise forced Snyder to pay the league a fine of $6o million, his peers approved the sale of the team to the Harris Group, featuring Johnson as a minority owner.
Question No. 1: What about the name?
Neither Johnson nor new primary owner Josh Harris is saying, but the Washington NFL franchise should become the “Washington Redtails.” Such a name is catchy, which would trigger a slew of marketing possibilities.
Mostly, since the Washington NFL franchise was the last to integrate in the history of the league (1962, which was 15 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball), it would bring at least a helmet full of justice to the racially insensitive past of the franchise by honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary Black pilots who fought during World War II.
“We’ll see where we are with the name, but I can’t say that right now,” Johnson added during his TV interview, referring to the Washington NFL franchise, currently the Commanders, and it was the Washington Football Team before that, and it was an offensive name to Native Americans before that.
“We’re going to spend this year understanding what we have in place, and then I’m sure that that’ll come up. The Commanders, the name of the team, will come up eventually. But right now, we got enough work to do that will keep us busy.”
Like Question No. 2: Where should the Washington NFL franchise play its home games around the Potomac River?
The choices are Maryland, where the team is now, or Washington D.C., where it used to reside from 1961 through 1996, or Virginia, where more than a few folks are willing to give the team everything shy of George Washington’s mansion in Mount Vernon.
Even though Johnson and Harris are nearly as silent on the future location of their team as Washington NFL franchise Hall of Famer Art Monk was around reporters and teammates in general during the 1980s and 1990s, here’s the answer: Go home, “Washington Redtails.”
In addition, the Washington NFL franchise should . . .
- Bolt the nasty traffic jams on game days in Landover, Maryland around that portion of the Capital Beltway.
- Continue to lobby Congress to give the Washington D.C. government that National Park Service land featuring RFK Stadium, where the old Washington NFL franchise spent three decades of goodness or greatness.
- Do both of those things after becoming the “Washington Redtails” and then watch this stagnant (OK, bad) franchise rise again.
Who cares Maryland Governor Wes Moore said his state will give the Washington NFL franchise significantly more than the $430 million promised by previous Maryland Governor Larry Hogan for infrastructure? It doesn’t matter ESPN reported movers and shakers in Virginia say they’ll shower the team with an incentive package worth $1.5 billion.
If E.T. went home during the 20th century, the Washington NFL franchise can do the same in this one.
But back to Johnson, the master of visions. He won five NBA championships while dribbling for the Los Angeles Lakers, and now at 63, he’s among the greatest entrepreneurs ever among former professional athletes.
Courtesy of Magic Johnson Enterprises, he has current or past financial ties to everything from movie theaters to Best Buy
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Both the Dodgers and Los Angeles FC won it all when Johnson’s ownership group was in charge.
If you do the math and include the Lakers, that’s seven world championship rings overall for Johnson, which means the following: Even though he is a minority owner of the Washington NFL franchise, his words are as potent as the primary owner.
And Johnson said changes are coming.
So, listen up, Magic.
Your “Washington Redtails” could prosper in a hurry — especially if you return to the same location in Washington D.C., where the franchise appeared in five Super Bowls and won three of them from 1971 to 1992 as those other “Red” somethings.
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PROFILE 2024: Stevie Green – Washington Daily News
PROFILE 2024: Stevie Green
Published 8:00 am Sunday, May 12, 2024
Name: Stevie Green
Age: 27
Residence: Washington
After his outstanding multi-sport career at Washington High School ended with graduation in 2014, Stevie Green wanted to leave and stay gone for a while. He played football, then coached it at Fayetteville State after starting at Elizabeth City State, then worked in Apex after leaving Fayetteville. He came home this fall to teach exceptional children at WHS and coach football, girls basketball and track.
- What do you like most about being back home?
I’m either at school, on a field or in a gym or at my house, so I’d say the slower pace. I don’t get out much, but when I do, I like that there’s no traffic and that I usually don’t have to wait in line wherever I am. Washington’s pace fits me a lot better than the city pace did. I also enjoy being around when my family needs me.
2. What childhood memories of Washington stand out and why did you come back?
It seemed like I was always outside playing a sport or riding bikes with my friends when I was younger. I was busy with football or summer basketball and decided I wanted to go away to college to have a different experience. I didn’t come home much, maybe a day or two, but the challenge of building the girls basketball program drew me back.
3. You had an outstanding football career at Fayetteville State and were a Pam Pack assistant this past fall. Why basketball?
I played football because I was good at it and enjoyed it, but basketball has always been my favorite sport. I can’t play football anymore, but I can still get up and down a basketball court.
4. What’s been the biggest challenge so far?
Teaching a majority of the team how to play. We have good numbers, but not much experience. I feel like I can build this program how I want to and it will be fun when success comes, because there hasn’t been any for a while. The best part is to watch their skills improve. We are so much better than we were three months ago and I know I made the right call coming home.
5. What are the positive things about Washington in your opinion?
Washington has more recreational offerings for kids than they used to. Rec sports is a great way to introduce sports to kids at a young age and having something to do keeps them out of trouble. I’ve grown to appreciate being near the water and the fact that it moves at the right pace. I don’t know who or where I would be without Washington. I have great memories of growing up here and am looking forward to being around as an adult.
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