Jayden Daniels (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
The Washington Commanders defeated the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in overtime on ‘Sunday Night Football’ to seal a playoff berth for the first time since 2020.
There was one thing that the NBC broadcasters, as well as the graphic team, refused to do all night.
NBC’s broadcast showed a graphic comparing rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels’ record-breaking rushing season to former quarterback Robert Griffin III’s historic season in 2012.
However, they purposely did it without the old logo.
The rookie Commanders quarterback took down Robert Griffin III’s previous record for most rushing yards in a season by a rookie quarterback.
Neither Mike Tirico nor Cris Collinsworth would utter the word ‘Redskins,’ nor would the graphics team put it on the screen for millions to see.
Not only that, NBC edited out the “Redskins” from Robert Griffin III’s rookie jersey.
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Washington defeated Atlanta, 30-24, in overtime.
Thousands of Fans Want the Washington Commanders To Change Back To The Redskins
The Redskins became the Washington Football Team in 2020, then the Commanders in 2022.
The name of the football team playing in Washington, D.C. has been a topic of discussion for quite some time.
A group called the Native American Guardian’s Association has been demanding that Washington change their name back to the Redskins. They even organized support for the name reversal with a petition that has gained thousands of signatures.
REPORT: Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni And Commanders Zach Ertz Got Into A Fight Postgame Sunday That Had To Be Separated By Big Dom
Nick Sirianni and Zach Ertz (Photos via GPhilly Enquirer)
Jayden Daniels threw his fifth touchdown pass of the game with 6 seconds left to give the Washington Commanders a 36-33 victory over the Eagles, but somehow, that would become a footnote to what happened after the game was over.
The Washington Commanders pulled off one of the most improbable comeback wins of the 2024 season. However, there was reportedly an incident after the Eagles vs Commanders game involving Philadephia head coach Nick Sirianni and Washington TE Zach Ertz.
Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nick Sirianni and Ertz “had to be separated by Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro.”
The report added that “their brief dust-up saw Ertz take exception to a comment Sirianni made about his performance in the game.”
It turns out the incident between them was over a handshake.
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Sources close to the incident stated Ertz initially wanted to shake Sirianni’s hand and could tell the coach was agitated by the loss. Instead, he decided to give him a high five.
Nick Sirianni became enraged over the intensity of Ertz’s hand slap and mocked him since he only had one catch and did close to nothing to contribute to the Commanders’ victory.
Ertz took exception and got in Sirianni’s face, but they were separated.
This was shocking news since Ertz spent eight-plus seasons with the Eagles before he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals midway through 2021.
He remains second in franchise history in receptions (579) and fifth in receiving yards (6,267).
Nick Sirianni Calls Zach Ertz After Altercation
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz “had to be separated by Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro” after Philly’s 36-33 loss to Washington.
According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sirianni reached out to Zach Ertz to apologize.
