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Report: Redskins name change appears 'imminent'


Washington is expected to have a new team name by the start of the season. 

After years of a hardline stance against moving on from the controversial Redskins moniker, owner Daniel Snyder is “committed” to changing the name by the start of the NFL season, reports Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.

A new name could be coming within days, with Yahoo’s Charles Robinson indicating during an appearance on “Saturday Sports Brunch” with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Clarence Hill and ESPN 103.3’s D.J. Ringgenberg that a change is “imminent” (Twitter link). 

This was the expected course of action, but Washington will almost certainly not have a farewell season for this oft-scrutinized team identity.

This comes after FedEx and other major sponsors applied pressure on the franchise to change the team name it has used for 87 years. The Redskins play at FedEx Field. The company sent a letter to the team on July 2 threatening to remove its signage from the stadium after the 2020 season if the name wasn’t changed, Liz Clarke of the Washington Post reports. The parties agreed to a naming rights deal in 1999; that pact runs through 2027.

The Boston Braves became the Boston Redskins in 1933, the franchise’s second year. Should Washington unveil a new team name, it will mark the first NFL mascot change since the Tennessee Oilers became the Titans in 1999 in the franchise’s third season upon relocating from Houston.

Washington, as of now, is on track to keep the same color scheme, according to John Keim of ESPN.com. The new name will not feature Native-American imagery, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reported this week (tweet)

The latest Las Vegas odds favor “Redtails,” “Generals” and “Presidents” to become the new name.





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