He appeared to misspeak when he said the Giants should have beaten "the Redskins." McAfee noted that team is "not in the league" as he tried to laugh it off. "They should go back," Pagano said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it’s time for the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name, linking the issue to racist comments by a professional basketball team owner.

WASHINGTON – (AP) Washington senator Maria Cantwell is stepping up her threat to strip the NFL’s tax-exempt status if it refuses to change the Washington Redskins nickname. In a news conference that ...

Jan 10, 2016; Landover, MD, USA; A general view of FedEx Field prior to the game between the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at FedEx Field.

The rules to trash talking are simple-if you are up, let ‘em have it; if you are down, shut your mouth. But either way, beware, because the tides turn quickly. A quarter of the way through the 2011 ...