Gregory Kane: Don't blame Redskins' losses on the name

A memo to all those so obsessed with political correctness that you think the current woes of the Washington Redskins result from some kind of curse involving the team’s name: Get ye a grip. This is not a defense of a word many, if not most, Native Americans find offensive. I’m sure they do.

For that reason alone the name should have been changed years ago. (George Preston Marshall, who formed the team with some co-owners in 1932, changed the name from the Boston Braves to the Boston Redskins in 1932. Marshall also resisted having black players on the team, holding out until Bobby Mitchell came on board in 1961.)