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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
There is something else being forgotten/ignored here.
The Washington Redskins are a private entity and no one other than the owner (or I guess the NFL if they try and force the change) can decide what the name/logo will be. Because the government won't be able to force anything.
Now why would he change the name/logo that has been around 80 years on his dime? Their merchandise sales don't seem to be hurt, neither are their ticket sales. He has no motivation to change the name at all, especially since it will cost him millions of dollars to do so.
Fact of the matter is unless someone else is willing to compensate the owner of the Redskins nothing will change.
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They aren't trying to force him to just change the name, they are trying to have the trademark removed, which would effectively reduce the money made from merchandising. Then it would be in his financial interest to change the name.
I don't see it as a complete loss if he had to change the name. Teams are always redesigning their logos to boost merchandise sales. I doubt it would take very long for most fans to come around to a new name.