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In a news release issued Thursday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Norton was quoted as saying Washington "should always be associated with pride,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, not with a moniker that mocks and insults Native Americans."
NFL spokesmen did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
A statement sent by Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie on Thursday said: "We disagree with Ms. Norton's opposition to the Washington Redskins name. More than 85 percent of Ms. Norton's constituents disagree as well,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, as recent polls have shown."
