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Wright said the decision was made not to go with Wolves or RedWolves because of trademarks held by other organizations. Those possibilities were popular among Washington fans.

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Photos of franchise greats were mixed in with current players meeting with military personnel and fans.

The organization in July 2020 after decades of complaints that it was racist toward Native Americans and recent pressure from team sponsors. The decision was made to be that season, which stuck around for 2021 while the front office went through a lengthy rebranding process.

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Washington was the first team in the four major North American professional sports leagues to move away from Native American imagery amid a national reckoning on race. Cleveland in Major League Baseball followed suit, that is now in effect after with a roller derby team by the same name.

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Wright made it clear during the rebranding process that moving forward. He, Rivera and others have made references to wanting to honor the once-storied franchiseB次元官网网址檚 tradition, which includes three Super Bowl championships.

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Washington has not had a lot going on or off the field in recent years. The after an investigation into workplace conduct, owner Dan Snyder squabbled with minority partners before buying out their shares, the front office took criticism this season for botching late safety Sean TaylorB次元官网网址檚 jersey retirement and over the past 15 years the team has not won a playoff game.

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