Redskins asked by sponsor to change name; investors petition companies to abandon Washington

Redskins owner Dan Snyder has fought off repeated attempts by outside forces to change his team’s name from an offensive depiction of Indigenous people. Now, though, he is under financial pressure to make a change. FedEx, which holds naming rights to FedEx Field, formally asked Snyder on Thursday to change the name. Other main sponsors such as […]

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