The decision to retire 'Redskins' comes amid a formal review of the name, which the team announced amid mounting pressure from key stakeholders — including FedEx.
Dan Snyder's once-touted Native American foundation has gone dark
For Washington, Monday's change marks the end of an 87-year stretch under the name. The franchise, which was originally based in Boston, switched to"Redskins" from Braves in July 1933. Owner George Preston Marshall moved the team to Washington a little less than four years later.For years, the billionaire argued that the"Redskins" moniker was a meaningful part of the team's history, one that dates back to the early days of the NFL and includes three Super Bowl titles.
"I think that the Redskins fans understand the great tradition and what it's all about and what it means," Snyder told USA TODAY Sports in 2013.There was a renewed — and, ultimately, unsuccessful — legal push to revoke the team's trademarks in the past decade, on the grounds that the name is disparaging to Native Americans. Several high schools moved to abandon the name and find new monikers for their sports teams.
Less than 24 hours after FedEx first made its stance known, the team announced it would be undergoing a"thorough review" of its name and logo. And on Monday, after decades of scrutiny, Washington's NFL franchise took its first official step toward adopting a new moniker."NEVER" has become"now."
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