Washington's NFL team changes name, for now, to 'Washington Football Team'

Redskins change name following years of backlash.The Washington NFL franchise on Thursday announced on“It begins here...” it said in a tweet with an image reading, “Washington Football Team, est. 1932.”

The initial decision to change the name came after heavy public pressure from corporate sponsors, including FedEx, Nike, and PepsiCo, amid the Black Lives Matter movement. As Confederate statues were torn down or removed across the country and NASCAR banned the Confederate flag, calls to change the team’s name grew as questions about racial and cultural justice came to the forefront in American life.

But the debate over the team’s name, which is seen as a racial slur against Native Americans, has been going on for decades.

The Washington possums they roll over and play like their dead🤣

they should have done something like the DC panties. or Washington pussies. can't believe they folded to advertiser demand. Hopefully, when they start to loose millions in sports junk, they will sue the advertisers.

What about this? The Washington Native American Redskins

The way they’ve played in the last 20 years, this name offends all of the other REAL Football Teams out there 🤷🏼‍♂️

I’ll give them credit, it’s unique

Now utterly boring! Who the 'F' thinks of these things? Seriously

funny.

Excellent job!!! Now we need all the teams to do the same thing.

Naming isn't the hard part. It's not being Racist that is difficult.

Damned Republicans.

Not to be outdone, Donald Trump is changing his name to the American Nightmare.

Way to be woke WashingtonNFL 🙄 Not only can you not win more than a couple games per season, you couldn't even come up with a name?! At least you are consistent in letting your fans down.

lol

Due to the amount of sexual misconduct allegations that have been levied against the team in recent weeks I recommend we change the name to the Washington red handers.

I told you the Democrats The mascot can be a jackass

I’m glad we have finally solved all the Native American problems in the country. Don’t be upset when the owner no longer gives millions to these organizations now.

This sounds about right for 2020.

WTH? Did The George Castanza marketing agency make that up?

Perfect.

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