Our favorite tight-end-turned-blogger, Chris Cooley, fills us in on some terrible news. Chief Zee, legendary Redskins super fan, was signing autographs at the preseason game against the Buffalo Bills a couple of weeks ago when somebody stole his tomahawk. A foot-long wooden-handled accessory, the tomahawk has belonged to Chief Zee for a quarter century. Chief Zee is a fan that gives a huge part of himself to supporting our city’s football team. This petty act, in all likelihood perpetrated by a drunk passerby who probably lost the tomahawk before the game was over, is pretty lame. As the chief told the Washington Post:

“I had that thing for 25 years. Anytime you saw me, I had my little tomahawk. […] I don’t see what they would do with it, but I’m sure whoever took it was playing a trick. I sat in the parking lot long after the game was over thinking someone would come out with it.”

Sadly, the tomahawk didn’t turn up. On his own site Cooley added, “I know that the Chief has been harassed countless times over the years for being one of the truest of fans, but this is my first witnessed account since becoming a Redskin. I am disgusted that someone would stoop so low as to steal from such a great man. This tomahawk is to be carried in honor of fallen super fans.”

And guys, we know — you all have very strong feelings on the topic of the team’s name and their use of American Indian culture. This might even seem like the perfect segue into that line of hyper-commenting. But for now let’s all take it easy, remember that some actual Native Americans don’t seem to find the name offensive, and focus that energy on wild accusations of why the Buffalo Bills are backward thinking bigots, and hatch Scooby-Doo-worthy plots to retrieve the tomahawk. We know you’ve got it in you. Cooley’s sweetening the deal by throwing in a prize for its return: a free autographed jersey.