Washington will not have any kind of Native American imagery as part of its next name, and the subject is still evolving across sports in the year since the storied NFL franchise dropped its ‘Redskins’ nickname.
Earlier this month marked the one-year anniversary since Washington dropped the name Redskins and the accompanying Indian head logo after 87 years amid pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that both are offensive to Native Americans.
The Washington Football Team will be around for one more season, with a new name set to be revealed in early 2022. If it’s up to the head coach, the franchise only has two choices to choose from.
In an interview, Ron Rivera was asked what possible names he likes for the organization.
“One that caught a lot of steam that I kind of thought would be cool would be Redwolves,” Rivera said. “I thought Red Tails also was not a bad choice.”
Rivera added that the current name, or lack of name, has grown on him.
“I’ll be honest, I kind of like the Washington Football Team,” the coach said.
The Cleveland Indians announced last week that when this season ends, the team will be called the Guardians after they faced similar pressure to part ways with their original nickname and logo.
“I know that our people are doing a lot of research, a lot of background and we’re going to be coming out with a new name soon,” Rivera said.
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