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LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 08: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder watches warmups before an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins at FedExField on December 8, 2013 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 08: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder watches warmups before an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins at FedExField on December 8, 2013 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

All the trouble really started when they played up here. In 1932, George Preston Marshall, a truly odious fellow, was awarded a National Football League franchise after the Newark Tornadoes folded. He set up shop in Boston in the same stadium that was home to the Braves baseball team, so, naturally, Marshall gave his franchise the same name.

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