FedEx calls on Redskins to change name following investors’ demands on sponsors

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Being PC? Or a harbinger of whats to come?

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https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1279071088157298689

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Isn't this the free market correcting the issue?

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The betting odds for new names: Indians vs Redskins

https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futu...tics-props

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Dan Snyder= Red McCombs

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It's long overdue but since Snyder is a POS it's going to take money to get it done since he is only motivated by money.

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@El_Padre said:
Rename them the DC Hogs and be done with it.  It gets rid of the location confusion since most fans (myself when I was new) thought they were in Washington state.  It is also a callback to a franchise history anyways.

That and all the pork thay gets voted into bills. 

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Redskins coach Ron Rivera says name change for 2020 season would be 'awesome'Even before a recent push by sponsors and investors for the Washington Redskins to change their nickname, new coach Ron Rivera says he and team owner Daniel Snyder were already discussing renaming the team.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Rivera said the change could happen within the next two months. 
“If we get it done in time for the season, it would be awesome,” he said Saturday
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...379898002/

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I can't wait. So excited!!!

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Report: Washington NFL franchise's three minority owners launching search to sell shares of teamThe three minority owners of Washington's NFL franchise are soliciting potential buyers for their shares of the team as a result of discontent with majority owner Daniel Snyder, according to The Washington Post, which cited multiple anonymous sources aware of the deliberations.
The news comes as the franchise announced Friday it will "undergo a thorough review" of their nickname, the Redskins. This comes amid backlash for the name's racial insensitivity during a time when Americans are advocating for human rights and social justice – sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota on May 25 while in police custody. On Thursday, FedEx, the title sponsor of the team's stadium, formally asked the team to change its name, becoming the first major backer to call for action.
Businessmen Robert Rothman, Dwight Schar and Frederick W. Smith own a combined 40% of the team, and have collectively hired an investment banking firm to conduct a search for prospective buyers, The Postreports.
The three individuals are "not happy being a partner" with Snyder, one source told The Post. Snyder, who purchased the team in 1999, has been hellbent on keeping the team name, telling USA TODAY Sports in 2013: “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.” 
Rothman is chairman and CEO of the investment company Black Diamond Capital. Schar is chairman of NVR Inc., the country's fifth-largest home builder, and Smith is chairman, president and CEO of FedEx.
In 1999, FedEx signed a 27-year, $205 million naming-rights deal for what is now known as FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...382436002/

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Not a bad deal for signing sponsorship with FedEx by Washington in 1999. U.S. Bank's deal with the Vikings is 25 years, $220 million.