Redskins exec says team's name 'respectful'

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Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen has responded to a call by US lawmakers to change the NFL team's name, saying the moniker is "respectful" to Native Americans. "Our use of 'Redskins' as the name of our football team for more than 80 years has always been respectful of and shown reverence toward the proud legacy and traditions of Native Americans," Allen wrote in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that was posted on the club's website on Saturday. In his letter, Allen refers to research the team has done on the name that he says showed that "the term Redskins originated as a Native American expression of solidarity."

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