Newspapers refusing to use the Redskins name won't make a significant difference, imo.
But things like this will:
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nf...152600988.html
Quote:
|
According to CNN, sales of Redskins items plunged 35 percent in the most recent quarter despite a 3 percent rise overall in sales of NFL merchandise, from statistics gathered by SportsSourceOne, a service that tracks licensed merchandise sales across the country.
|
The team basically says it is because they suck. But if declining merchandise sales becomes a trend even if the team improves, that will have a material impact on the naming controversy.