and reported Sunday night that owner Dan Snyder is set to «retire» the name., on Saturday, reported a name change was imminent.The team launched a 'thorough review' of the name on July 3 that the NFL supported.
That came in the aftermath of prominent sponsors FedEx, Nike, PepsiCo and Bank of America asking the team to change the name.FedEx is the title sponsor of the team's stadium in Landover, Maryland, and CEO Frederick Smith is a minority owner.
Nike and other companies pulled team gear from their online stores.Over a dozen Native American leaders and organizations wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week demanding an immediate end to Washington's use of the name.
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