Redskins to Retire Team Name

According to multiple sources, the Washington Redskins will announce on Monday morning that they will officially be retiring their team name, with the announcement of their new name to be set at a later date.

Washington’s NFL team to announce Monday it will no longer be named the Redskins https://t.co/WEVUOwJr6Y

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 13, 2020

This news should come as little surprise to anybody, as the demands to get rid of the “Redskins” name have been growing for quite some time.

According to The Sports Business Daily, the first publication to break the story, a new name will not be announced on Monday due to copyright issues.

Report: Washington Plans to Retire ‘Redskins' Name on Monday. https://t.co/f2reEDRN2L

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) July 13, 2020

You may be asking yourself, why now? Well for starters, this announcement is well overdue and in many ways should have been made years ago. Secondly, on July 3 it was announced that the Redskins franchise would undergo a thorough review of its 87-year old name.

It also came out that Dan Snyder, who is the majority owner of the Washington Redskins, had been in contact with league offices in regards to changing the name for months prior. This piece of news comes to be particularly surprising, as Snyder has refused to budge on the name change for years, even once telling USA TODAY in 2013 to “Put it in all caps” that he would never make such a move.

Cleveland’s #MLB team is on the clock : Washington NFL team to announce retirement of 'Redskins' nickname, reveal new name Monday https://t.co/QF3VEd7n7G via ⁦@USATODAY⁩

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 13, 2020

This is a big day for not only Washington’s franchise, not only the NFL, but for the progression of sports as a whole.

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