Tom Brokaw: ‘I’ve Felt for a Long Time that They Couldn’t Exist as the Redskins Forever’

MITCHELL I also want ░░░░░░░░ ask you Tom about ░░░░░░░░ story that is breaking ░░░░░░░░ We re both football ░░░░░░░░ we ve both attended ░░░░░░░░ Washington football games plenty ░░░░░░░░ times There is a ░░░░░░░░ statement today for the ░░░░░░░░ time the owner of ░░░░░░░░ Washington Redskins is saying ░░░░░░░░ there is a team ░░░░░░░░ of the name because ░░░░░░░░ FedEx which is the ░░░░░░░░ corporation of FedEx field ░░░░░░░░ they play has come ░░░░░░░░ with a statement asking ░░░░░░░░ to change the name ░░░░░░░░ that you know the ░░░░░░░░ has said would never ░░░░░░░░ happen but now they ░░░░░░░░ reviewing it for the ░░░░░░░░ time How important do ░░░░░░░░ think it is in ░░░░░░░░ light of the national ░░░░░░░░ over a lot of ░░░░░░░░ things BROKAW I think ░░░░░░░░ s very important Andrea ░░░░░░░░ ve felt for a ░░░░░░░░ time that they couldn ░░░░░░░░ exist as the Redskins ░░░░░░░░ Look I played on ░░░░░░░░ high school team in ░░░░░░░░ Dakota in which we ░░░░░░░░ named after Indians and ░░░░░░░░ the community said look ░░░░░░░░ is not appropriate so ░░░░░░░░ changed the name and ░░░░░░░░ the logos because it ░░░░░░░░ frankly a kind of ░░░░░░░░ to the native tribes ░░░░░░░░ our area about how ░░░░░░░░ were referred to by ░░░░░░░░ bunch white kids running ░░░░░░░░ and down the football ░░░░░░░░ There are lots of ░░░░░░░░ you can reconfigure the ░░░░░░░░ the football team and ░░░░░░░░ homage to what their ░░░░░░░░ is as a football ░░░░░░░░ but also to the ░░░░░░░░ who were here long ░░░░░░░░ we were And we ░░░░░░░░ to keep that in ░░░░░░░░ Athletics by the way ░░░░░░░░ the on the reservations ░░░░░░░░ in the states like ░░░░░░░░ where I am now ░░░░░░░░ South Dakota all these ░░░░░░░░ athletics on the reservation ░░░░░░░░ hugely important The kids ░░░░░░░░ extremely good athletes for ░░░░░░░░ most part And we ░░░░░░░░ to honor that as ░░░░░░░░ and find a way ░░░░░░░░ pull them into the ░░░░░░░░ American culture of sports ░░░░░░░░ and fans.”