The Washington Redskins are reportedly trapped at FedEx Field unless the organization decides to change its name.
The team is looking to move to a new stadium in the near future, and the potential to move to RFK Stadium in DC depends on the organization’s willingness to change its name, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Government officials echoed the same message.
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“I call Dan Snyder once again to face that reality as he still desperately wants to be in the nation’s capital,” said DC House non-voting representative Eleanor Holmes Norton. “She has a problem that she cannot solve, and particularly cannot solve it today, after the murder of George Floyd.”
DC Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio agreed with Norton.
“There is no viable way, local or federal, for the Washington soccer team to return to Washington, DC, without first changing the name of the team,” he said.
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Washington currently plays at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The stadium opened in 1997.
According to NBC Sports Washington, the Redskins expressed interest in playing at RFK Stadium after a 2019 bill was introduced urging the federal government to sell the land to the city. The bill will not pass unless the land is used for equipment with a different name.
The Redskins’ nickname has come under even greater scrutiny since Floyd’s death. The name has been considered “racist” by many, but the organization has refused to change it. Snyder has said he is not willing to change the name and sees it as an honor for Native Americans.
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The Washington team has been known as the Redskins since 1933 when they changed their name from the Boston Braves to the Boston Redskins. The team then moved to the Washington area in 1937.
