Team owner Dan Snyder has dismissed previous calls to change the team’s name.
The Washington Redskins said Friday it will “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name” following renewed public pressure and pushback from FedEx, one of the football team’s largest sponsors, which formally requested on Thursday that the team change its name.Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.In a statement the team said the review will seek input from “alumni, the organization, sponsors, the National Football League and the local community.
FedEx, Nike and PepsiCo investors have also been pushing for change: Last week 87 shareholders representing $620 billion in assets wrote a letter asking those companies to cut ties with the team if it didn’t change the name, AdWeek
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