Via WaPo:

Barry, as a council member, was interviewed by at least two local TV stations in advance of the vote, and in both cases he came out against the name, rather strongly.

“It’s a very serious resolution,” he told Fox 5. “Many of us for some time thought it was despicable that you would have some team called the Redskins. It’s an affront to the Native Americans. It’s an affront to ALL Americans — it ought to be.”

“I love the Redskins,” he told NBC Washington. “I was pushing for them [Sunday], but this is too serious. Snyder ought to be ashamed of himself.”