It seems Washington Football Team has chosen name for next season

Much of their year has been mired in controversy and they’re bottom of the worst division in the NFL, but at least they’ve settled on a name.

It looks like the Washington Football Team has decided on a name for next season: The Washington Football Team.

Though it originally was thought the “Washington Football Team” would be a one-season stopgap after the franchise ditched its controversial Redskins name, it now appears the organisation will use the new moniker for at least another year.

“There’s a pretty good chance we will be the Washington Football Team next season,” team president Jason Wright told Washington TV station WJLA on Wednesday.

On July 13, the team retired the Redskins name and logo it used for 87 years following a review of the name that many considered racist. The Washington Football Team name was announced July 23.

Goooooooo Team! (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

“I think next year is fast because of how the brand has to come together through uniforms, through approval processes through the league,” Wright said Wednesday.

“We could get there quicker, it’s actually pretty hard to get there that quickly because of all the steps that need to happen.”

Daniel Snyder, who has owned the team since 1999, had long been opposed to changing the team’s name and vowed in 2013 to “never” change his view. He even fought all the way to the Supreme Court to protect the team’s original name.

Snyder was forced to change his tune after corporate sponsors FedEx — which has its name on the stadium the team plays in — Nike and PepsiCo put pressure on the team to axe the handle.

– New York Post