Oneida Nation Wants Meeting With All 32 NFL Owners

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The Oneida nation leaders met with the National Football League in New York City to discuss the state of the Washington Redskins nickname and their feelings on it...

"Their feelings on it" are that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder should receive some kind of sanction if he continues to use the nickname in future seasons. The Oneida have even invited Commissioner Roger Goodell and Snyder to Oneida homeland.

Here's coverage of the meeting...
 

"We met at the request of Ray Halbritter of the Oneida Nation," the NFL said in a statement. "We listened and respectfully discussed the views of Mr. Halbritter, Oneida Nation Wolf Clan Representative Keller George and their colleagues as well as the sharply differing views of many other Native Americans and fans in general. The meeting was part of an ongoing dialogue to facilitate listening and learning, consistent with the commissioner's comments earlier this year."
But... the Bravehearts...??? Really...???

REPORTS: Washington Bravehearts or Washington Redskins?

((ht: cbssports.com))

Hmmm....are the fine folks at CBSSports onto something?

Well, TMZ has the same story and there's some interesting coincidences going on.

In the din of calls for the Washington Redskins to change their team name comes interesting news from Washington.

CBSSports.com and TMZ are both reporting Aris Madirossian, a man believed to be neighbors with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, apparently has applied for a patent for the name Washington Bravehearts and also a web domain (WashingtonBravehearts.com) with the same name.

He also appears to have registered the LLC name of Washington Bravehearts, LLC.

Read more from CBSSports.com RIGHT HERE

TMZ gives us a look at the LLC agreement RIGHT HERE

TMZ also says that Snyder and Madirossian, though not currently in business together or know publicly as friends, have quite a few things in common and have a somewhat friendly or at least neighborly relationship.

Read more from TMZ RIGHT HERE

Yes, we are aware that this is all extraordinarily circumstantial evidence. This may just be a coincidence or even a ruse. And we are well aware that Snyder swore he'd never change his teams name.

But when the president weighs in on the issue and quite a few others follow suit, you have to at least consider it. And smart money says Snyder is.

And quite honestly, if can get away with the Bravehearts name, it is kinda cool if you think about it.

This will probably be cool the first few times they play it--after that...not so much: