What's in a name? A lot.
After 87 years as the Redskins and 2 years as the Washington Football Team, the franchise announced today that its new name would be the Commanders.
The Redskins name which has offended Native American Indian tribes for many decades has been the subject of discussions for years without any movement. But that changed in mid-2020 when a letter signed by 87 investors and shareholders with a total worth of $620 billion was sent to sponsors FedEx, PepsiCo and Nike, asking them to stop doing business with the team unless its name was changed.
There had been some fan input and one popular name among fans, RedWolves, was dropped because of trademarks held by others. Other names under consideration included Presidents, Brigade, Redhogs, Football Team, Armada, and Defenders.
The renaming process itself took 18 months and two full NFL seasons.
Their new Twitter account is @Commanders
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