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Bears,Browns, Jets, Redskins -- How NFL teams got their names
One year after he acquired an NFL franchise in Boston, George Preston Marshall changed the team’s nickname from Braves to Redskins. According to most accounts, the nickname was meant to honor head coach and Native American William Henry “Lone Star” Dietz, though some question whether Dietz was a Native American. The Redskins kept their controversial nickname when they relocated to Washington, DC, in 1937
http://mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names
