Champ Bailey thinks Redskins should change name

Champ Bailey wore a Washington Redskins jersey for the first five seasons of his career, and now he feels like the team that drafted him should change its name. 

“When you hear a Native American say that ‘Redskins’ is degrading, it’s almost like the N-word for a black person,” Bailey told USA TODAY Sports. “If they feel that way, then it’s not right. They are part of this country. It’s degrading to a certain race. Does it make sense to have the name?”

Bailey added that he still loves the organization, but it's simply time to move on from the name.  

“I don’t know where the name came from or how it came about, but the bottom line is that it’s still here in this day and age, and it makes no sense to have it,” Bailey said. “I love that organization, but when it starts peeling off old scabs and people are pitching a fit about it because it’s degrading to them, then you’ve got to make a change.”

The future Hall of Famer goes on to say that the name is taking away from what the organization is all about. 

“They don’t represent anything that name stands for,” Bailey said. “It’s a bad reflection of what they really stand for. It’s a bad name.”