NFL vows to help investigate ‘serious’ Washington Redskins ‘sexual harassment’ allegations made by 15 women
THE NFL on Friday pledged to work with investigators on the "serious" and "disturbing" allegations that female Washington Redskins staffers were sexually harassed.
The former female Redskins employees spoke out about the sexual harassment and verbal abuse they apparently endured to The Washington Post as owner Dan Snyder vowed to address the claims.
The league said in a statement that they will help the Redskins with their internal investigation, and added the accusations are "contrary to NFL's values" — and that, "Everyone in the has the right to work in an environment free from any and all forms of ."
"Washington has engaged outside counsel to conduct a thorough investigation into these allegations. The club has pledged that it will give its full cooperation to the investigator and we expect the club and all employees to do so."
"We will meet with the attorneys upon their conclusion for their investigation and take any action based on the findings," the statement concluded.
On Monday, the -based team : "We are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo."
It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises, but Coach Ron Rivera said earlier this month he hopes the name would be in place at the start of the 2020 season.
On July 3, the team announced they were launching a “thorough review” of the name “Redskins” after FedEx, the title sponsor of the team’s stadium in , .
The team cited "recent events around the country" and "feedback from our community" as reasons for the review as Americans continue to decry systemic racism around the country since death in police custody on May 25.