“Commanders Is A Fitting Name For Oppressors”: Family Of John Two Guns White Calf, Face of Redskins Logo For 48 Years, Wants His Image Celebrated By NFL and “Seat At The Table”

Washington, D.C.’s professional football hasn’t been the same since the franchise changed its name from Redskins to Commanders because the logo of the Blackfeet chief who served as the face of the Washington Redskins for 48 years was considered by some to be an offense to Native Americans, even racist.& In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after long-standing controversies surrounding it and briefly became the Washington Football Team, before choosing the Washington Commanders as their permanent name in 2022.& “It’s The Biggest Thing I’ve Done In My Life” | Magic Johnson Still Reveling In Becoming Minority Owner Of The Washington Commanders Years later, those fans who wanted to retain the name — some of Native American descent — are still keeping hope alive that they can get the name back in some capacity. Descendants Of Celebrated Blackfeet Chief John Two Guns White Calf Wants Image Back In NFL Relatives of the reported model for the former Redskins logo want the image they claim is Two Guns, back on the fields of the NFL, they told Fox News Digital. “The fans want him back and we want him back,” Thomas White Calf, a great-nephew of the celebrated early-20th-century native,...