Washington Redskins to Review Team Name, Consider Change

Washington Redskins to Review Team Name, Consider Change
The Washington Redskins logo in a file photo. Shawn Thew/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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FedEx, the sponsor of the stadium in which the Washington Redskins play, requested that the team change its name.

“We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx said in a statement on Thursday. Native American groups have argued that the team name is racist.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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