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When the NFL acts swiftly and decisively, it takes criticism for being too heavy-handed. When the NFL fails to act swiftly and decisively, it takes criticism for allowing an issue to linger. And sometimes the NFL faces criticism on both fronts at the same time.

That’s the case with Senator Harry Reid’s comments on the Senate floor today: Reid pivoted off the NFL’s suspension of Tom Brady for Deflategate and said that if the league wants to take such decisive action, it should do so on changing the name of its Washington, D.C., franchise.

“Yesterday the National Football League punished one of its most recognizable players for allegedly having tampered with game balls. I find it stunning that the National Football League is more concerned about how much air is in a football than with a racist franchise name that denigrates Native Americans across our country. The Redskins name is a racist name. So I wish the Commissioner would act as swiftly and decisively in changing the name of the D.C. team, as he did not enough air in a football,” Reid said.

Those who want the Washington team to change its name have so far found little support within the NFL. By continuing to hammer away at the issue each time the NFL is in the news, opponents of the team name hope they can wear the league down, and convince the NFL that the Washington team’s name isn’t worth fighting for.