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   The Washington Redskins plan to announce Monday morning that   
   they will change their team name, three people with knowledge of   
   the situation confirmed Sunday night. The team is not expected   
   to reveal a new name until a later date.   
      
   Monday’s anticipated announcement comes after the organization   
   released a statement July 3 saying it would be undertaking what   
   it called a “thorough review” of the team’s name; multiple   
   people familiar with the process have said that it would result   
   in the name being changed. In an interview July 4, Coach Ron   
   Rivera — who is working with owner Daniel Snyder to choose a   
   name — said he hoped the new name would be in place by the start   
   of the 2020 NFL season. Others have said it will be revealed as   
   soon as within two weeks.   
      
   Two people with knowledge of the team’s plans said Sunday that   
   the preferred replacement name is tied up in a trademark fight,   
   which is why the team can’t announce the new name Monday.   
      
   Sports Business Journal was first to report Sunday night that   
   the announcement of the existing name’s retirement would come   
   Monday morning.   
      
   In the July 4 interview, Rivera said he and Snyder had come up   
   with two names that Rivera really liked. He did not reveal the   
   names but said he wanted to confer with Native American and   
   military organizations to make sure that the new name properly   
   honored both.   
      
   The decision to change the nearly 87-year-old team name comes   
   amid mounting pressure on the franchise from corporate sponsors   
   and the broader nationwide discussion of race.   
      
   Snyder had previously said he would never change the   
   controversial Redskins name, which is considered to be a slur   
   against Native Americans. But Rivera said he and Snyder began   
   discussing a possible change near the end of May. On July 2,   
   FedEx — one of the franchise’s top sponsors and the holder of   
   its stadium’s naming rights — released a statement asking the   
   team to change its name, and it sent a letter to Snyder last   
   week saying it would take the company’s name off FedEx Field if   
   he did not change the team name. Other sponsors, including   
   PepsiCo, Nike and Bank of America, also made similar demands.   
      
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/12/redskins-retire-   
   team-name-monday-new-name-be-revealed-later/   
       
      
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