Fifty Senators Urge NFL to Drop Redskins 'Slur'

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“The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur,” the letter says.

Fifty members of the US Senate signed a letter urging the Washington Redskins to change their name. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images

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May 22, 2014, 9:28 AM EDT / Updated May 22, 2014, 9:28 AM EDT / Source: NBC Sports

“The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur,” the letter says.