U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) backed the Washington Commanders changing their team’s mascot back to the Redskins on Monday.
President Donald Trump recently began pressuring the NFL franchise to revert back to its former name. Washington team owners and management resisted dropping the Redskins mascot for decades but eventually gave in to pressure from corporations and protestors in 2020 who say the mascot is insulting to Native Americans.
Tuberville told the Outkick "Hot Mic" podcast on Monday when asked about the possible change back, “It’s all about identification. It’s about the past. It’s about history.”
“Of course, this cancel culture up here, everybody wants to figure their way around anything that might hurt somebody’s feelings but to hell with that,” Tuberville said. “I mean, the Redskins were a huge part of the NFL for many, many, many years. A lot of the Indians up here say, ‘Listen, we want the name back, we want the symbol back. We want to be recognized.’ Of course, you’ve got owners in all leagues, not just the NFL that are afraid they’re going to hurt somebody’s feelings. It’s all about social justice and the things that you see on the football helmets. It’s time we grew up a little bit, folks. It’s time we went back and recognized the true Washington Redskins as they are.”
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