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Edmonton CFL Team Drops 'Eskimos' From Name

Edmonton's Canadian Football League team will drop "Eskimos" from its name, the organization announced Tuesday.

The 14-time Grey Cup champions said in a release that the team will "be known as the Edmonton Football Team or the EE Football Team" while it decides on a new name.

“Our team has a long history of winning – both on and off the field – and we will continue to do so going forward,” Janice Agrios, Chair of the Board of Directors, said in a press release. “We feel it is important to make this change in response to the findings of our recent engagement and research.