Really curious to see where this goes and if it creates a domino effect for other professional sports teams or not. Up here, the Edmonton Eskimos have pledged to change their team name due to public pressure.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/washington-to-retire-redskins-name-monday-1.5647131
Holy crap, that was fast! Supposedly, Riverboat Ron pushed for the change for a while, and now they have two names ready to go! That's hard to believe, but hey, maybe Ron really does have that much power now...
Has he been lobbying hard for change? Maybe he just doesn't want the distraction on the team if things keep as they are. Now what about the alternatives, what I've heard is they want to keep RED in the name for obvious reasons, much cheaper in the greater scheme of things I reckon to change the logo, keep the colours and keep the font.
A team that plays in Washington in the NFL to be called in the interim - The Washington Football Club......
Aka - water is still wet.....😄