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Take 2: Ex-Redskin Darrell Green on team-name debate

WASHINGTON – He says his words were twisted.

“As it got put out, you did not say it the way I said it,” Redskins Hall of Famer Darrell Green told º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ in-studio Thursday, as he described his comments earlier in the week.

Green told º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ Monday that he believes, if people deem the “Redskins” name offensive, there should at least be a discussion about a name change.

His former teammate, Art Monk, said the team should consider changing the name.

“Everything to me was a hypothetical,” Green said on Thursday, describing the initial interview and his own comments. “‘Oh, if someone is offended, oh, I agree — I think it deserves and warrants a conversation.’ Period.”

Now if you want to take it any further I don’t have anything else to say. I don’t want the Redskins to change their name.”

His comments earlier in the week made national news, and º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ has since clarified what Green said

However, when º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ anchor Mike Moss told Green Thursday to call at any time if he feels anything is mischaracterized, Green said “it’s not even that kind of a story.”

“If it was I wouldn’t be here,” Green said.

Green played for the Redskins for 20 years.

You can listen to Green’s Thursday interview above.

º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ’s Nick Iannelli contributed to this report. Follow and on Twitter.

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