Report: Redskins to Announce They Are Set to Retire Nickname

While it’s been an ongoing issue for some time, it now sounds like it’s going to be official – that being the name change of the Washington Redskins.

Sports Business Journal reported Sunday evening that the Redskins will have a press conference on Monday to announce that they are no longer going to be known as “Redskins.”

The name change comes after naming-rights sponsor FedEx said they were considering pulling out of sponsoring the team due to the name “Redskins.”

Here’s the report from SBJ:

The Redskins intend to announce on Monday that the team will retire its nickname, two sources said, 11 days after naming-rights sponsor FedEx’s public statement asking for a change to the controversial moniker. The new nickname will not be announced immediately because trademark issues are pending, the sources said, but insiders were told today that the “thorough review” announced July 3 has concluded. The team felt it was important to remove any doubts as to the future of the name, one source said.

The timeline for announcing a new name was unclear, but the sense of urgency inside the organization is clear. In a private letter on the same day as its public statement, FedEx threatened to take its name off the team’s Landover, Md., stadium after the end of the season if the name was not changed. Pepsi, Bank of America and Nike later joined with their own public statements, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said he was supportive of the review. A Redskins spokesperson did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

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