Ryan Darr published an opinion piece in the Washington Post on January 7, 2022, entitled “‘Red Wolves’ remains the best choice for the new name for the Washington Football Team.”
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In his piece, Ryan writes that “[r]enaming a football team after an endangered native (or once-native) species would be a tiny step in rethinking our relationship to the land, but it would be a step in the right direction.” He adds: “the names of teams in which we are invested — by which we identify ourselves — matter. The Washington Football Team has the opportunity not only to elevate the red wolf but also to make it part of a community’s identity.”
Ryan’s op-ed is available at the Post’s website here.