On Thursday, July 23rd, sources informed NBC Sports Washington that the Washington football team will simply compete as the Washington Football Team for the upcoming season. Fans can expect the new name process to continue to unfold for some time and this fall the team will wear new uniforms.
It has been previously announced earlier this month tat the team will retire the name Redskins. Washington played as the Redskins for nearly 90 years but faced increasing pressure to change the name since the murder of George Floyd in May.
Team owner Dan Snyder and head coach Ron Rivera have made it known that their priority is to continue to work towards a new name and gather input from fans, alumni as well as figure out a plan to properly honor Native Americans and the military.
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