Redskins send former LB LaVar Arrington cease and desist letter for calling himself 'Redskins great'

LaVar Arrington was a three-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Redskins. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images) The Redskins threatened former linebacker LaVar Arrington

LaVar Arrington was a three-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Redskins. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)

The Redskins threatened former linebacker LaVar Arrington with a lawsuit by sending him a cease-and-desist letter to coerce him to stop calling himself a "Redskins great" in a promotional flyer for his summer football camp, according to 106.7 The Fan in Washington.

The irony is that the Redskins named the 35-year-old Arrington one of the "80 Greatest Redskins" in a ceremony before a game in 2012.

Arrington played for Washington from 2000-05, amassing 321 tackles, 22.5 sacks, three interceptions and six forced fumbles.

“They won three games last year, man,” Arrington said. “It’s not like saying ‘Redskins great’ is going to sell out my camp. I mean, if I’m using ‘Redskins great,’ I mean, we didn’t win very many games when I was there, so I just thought I was doing them a favor. I thought we were in it together.

“I’m sitting here looking at the television. They’re doing all kinds of recaps and preparing for who’s going to go in the draft tonight. I guess since [the Redskins] aren’t picking anybody tonight, I guess they figured they’d concentrate on other things.  They did find another way. I mean I guess they figured 

Let’s pick on Lavar and see if he goes for it

. And dang it, I took the cheese.”

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Arrington posted a picture of the flyer on Twitter.

Here's the flyer guys sign up today learn how to tackle from a @redskin great ;-) pic.twitter.com/YJvdxOfLcG

— LaVar Leap Arrington (@LaVarArrington) May 8, 2014

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Arrington then proceeded to air out his frustrations.

How funny get a cease and desist call from @Redskins lawyer today don't use Redskins Great or a pic of me in a uniform lol ;-) HTTR

— LaVar Leap Arrington (@LaVarArrington) May 8, 2014

Hey @Redskins you won 3 games last year maybe you should send cease and desist letters around @Redskins Park lol smh

— LaVar Leap Arrington (@LaVarArrington) May 8, 2014

Hey @Redskins will I receive a call to cease and desist using @Redskins in my tweets? Lol

— LaVar Leap Arrington (@LaVarArrington) May 8, 2014