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Football is Back… Except for the Redskins
By Russ Joy
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It’s one thing to be an underdog. It’s another thing entirely to be excluded from a graphic featuring every NFL team… every team except yours. For the Washington Redskins, their day came on Thursday:
Guys, we made it! 🏈 pic.twitter.com/SnZSvk5N3t
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 5, 2019
32 teams. 32 players. 0 Redskins.
The Eagles were represented by Carson Wentz, while the Saquon Barkley and Ezekiel Elliott were the featured stars for the Giants and Cowboys respectively. Interestingly enough, the Atlanta Falcons have two players featured: QB Matt Ryan and WR Julio Jones. Is this just an oversight by the FOX staff? A subtle dig at owner Dan Snyder for keeping the name “Redskins” despite public backlash? It doesn’t really matter, because Washington fans made everything better:
Forgot the Redskins in this 🖕🏻. Keep sleeping on us #SuperBowlBound
— Sam Ballinger (@S_Ballin21) September 5, 2019
Yeah, Sam, maybe with a ticket. Go Birds.
Russ Joy is a commercial editor for XLMedia PLC, co-host of Snow The Goalie: A Flyers Podcast and It's Just Wrestling Podcast, and a Philadelphia Flyers writer for CrossingBroad.com. A graduate of West Chester University of PA and California University of PA, Russ is also a husband and father of four. Follow him on Twitter: @JoyOnBroad Email: russell.joy@xlmedia.com