Sports Business S.O.S.: Congress Considering Going After NFL's Tax-Exempt Status Over Washington Redskins Name
Feb 14, 2014 08:20 AM EST
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a member of the Chickasaw Nation, recently sent a letter to National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell urging his support to change the name of the Washington Redskins name and logo or face losing their non-profit tax status the league has retained since 1966.
