BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – CBS won’t dictate to its announcers whether or not to use the nickname of Washington’s NFL franchise during televised games this season.
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said Thursday he hasn’t told on-air talent such as Jim Nantz and Phil Simms what to say regarding the controversy surround the Redskins’ name.
“We don’t tell our announcers what to say about any topic,” McManus told the summer TV critics’ meeting. “That is true about team names also. We haven’t made any specific plans as far as the name. We’re looking at it, but right now we don’t have any change in our plan.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell added, “We don’t dictate to our broadcast partners how they cover the game. That’s their decision.”
Washington owner Dan Snyder has vowed not to change the name, but is facing unprecedented opposition from those who consider it a racial slur.