The Washington Redskins are reportedly close to announcing a new team name, which could likely happen within the next week.
According to a report from ESPN’s John Keim, the name change could come ‘sooner than later.’
The Washington Redskins are close to having a new name “sooner than later”, a source said Saturday night. Earlier in the day Yahoo’s Charles Robinson reported a name could be announced within 24 to 48 hours. After Washington announced July 3 it would review its name, the feeling was it would be a quicker process. Multiple sources said owner Dan Snyder had started talking to the league about this three weeks ago. Snyder had once wanted an Arena League team, intending to call them the Warriors.
The official name is obviously not yet known, but a lot of speculation has led fans to believe that it is either between the Warriors or Redwolves at the moment. The fan vote seems to favor the Redwolves, while Snyder has a history with the Warriors name that has included trademarks.
