Washington's NFL Team is Retiring the Redskins Name
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Washington’s NFL team officially retires name and logo after sponsor backlash
The National Football League team in Washington, D.C., will officially retire the team’s name and logo, the club announced Monday. A new name was not announced.
The organization, which had its name since 1932, launched a review of its name after partners and sponsors began to criticize the team for failing to acknowledge the sensitivity regarding the name and logo to Native Americans.
“We want to keep our sponsors, fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward,” the team said in a statement. “Today, we are...
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NFL's Washington Redskins to change name following years of backlash
The NFL's Washington Redskins have decided to change their team name.
"On July 3rd we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team's name. ... Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review," the team said in a statement on Monday.
The team has not released what the name is being changed to -- the team said owner Dan Synder and coach Ron Rivera will "develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of...
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Washington's NFL Team Officially Drops Redskins Team Name
The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.
A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the...
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