This archive report was first published on 13 July 2020.
On July 13, 2020, the National Football League (NFL) announced that the Washington Redskins would retire their team name and logo, a decision made after sponsors stepped up pressure to scrap a name long criticized as racist by Native American rights groups.
The team's owner, Dan Snyder, had previously stated that he would not change the name under any circumstances, but softened his stance after FedEx Corp, which owns the naming rights to the team's stadium in Landover, Maryland, urged the NFL club to rebrand.
On July 3, the team had announced that it would conduct a thorough review of the club's name, but ultimately decided to retire the name and logo upon completion of the review.
"Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review," said the NFL team in a statement.
