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Washington announces 'Washington Football Team' as temporary name for upcoming season

By Blake Harper | Last updated 7/23/20

Washington has announced that the team will not have a new permanent name for the upcoming season. Instead the franchise will simply be called the Washington Football Team while still figuring out its permanent team name.

Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team”, pending adoption of a new name, sources tell ESPN.

This is not a final renaming and rebranding for team; this is the name it wants to use until pending adoption of a new name in the future. pic.twitter.com/sBs0Uo0ICm
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 23, 2020

Washington announced that it would retire the controversial Redskins name earlier this month, and fans immediately began speculating about possible new names. Warriors, Red Tails and Red Wolves were among the names that were rumored to be considered by the team, but the franchise was not able to select a name in time and instead will take on the most literal name possible.

The Washington Football Team will keep the same color scheme but is abandoning the old name and logo. The logo will be replaced with players' numbers on the helmets. According to Schefter, the new jerseys and apparel will be ready for Washington's week 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

While the team has settled on a name for the season, Washington will apparently take input from the community, including players, fans and sponsors, to determine which name it will permanently take on for the 2021 season. Who knows? Maybe Football Team will catch on and actually become a fan favorite, causing the team to adopt it as its permanent name.

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