The Redskins “controversy” is mind-numbing.

Via Hollywood Reporter:

Sean McManus, 59, brought the NFL back to CBS in 1998 after a four-year absence. And he’s spearheaded a succession of significant rights deals since, including SEC football, NCAA men’s basketball, the PGA Championship and U.S. Open tennis. Here, he talks to THR about the NCAA and NFL concussion controversies, WME’s $2.4 billion deal for his old employer — sports behemoth IMG — and the scariest person he ever faced at the negotiating table. […]

There is a lot of pressure on the Washington Redskins to change their name. How will CBS analysts address that controversy this fall?

We haven’t talked to them yet. Generally speaking, we do not tell our announcers what to say or not say. Up to this point, it has not been a big issue for us. Last year, it was simmering; now it’s reaching a hotter level. But we probably will not end up dictating to our announcers whether they say Redskins or don’t say Redskins. We leave that up to them and our production team. There are times when something becomes important enough that we talk to them, and between now and the start of football season we’ll decide what is the right thing to do.