Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry said the Washington Redskins needed to change their name to reverse their poor play on the field that he said was an indication that the team was “cursed.”
— Marion S. Barry, Jr. (@marionbarryjr) October 14, 2013
" layout="responsive" width="600" height="480">Barry, now a Councilman, also tweeted that there was “NOTHING more heartbreaking, humbling or humiliating 2 a Washingtonian than a DALLAS whooping.NOTHING.The PAIN!The AGONY!”
“I fear if we don’t reverse the curse, the defensive line may turn into buffalo or wild turkeys or something,” he added. “Man, change the name already!”