Earlier today, the Washington Football Team and team president Jason Wright dropped a video declaring what the team’s future name will not be: the Warriors.
Our journey to a new identity continues, but one thing is clear:
Moving forward with no ties to Native American imagery is the right path.
» https://t.co/zTSw0JhVeU pic.twitter.com/JrcovrKRYn— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 12, 2021Not surprisingly, after several focus groups - some centered on getting the specific input of Native Americans - the team recognized that any attempt to retain imagery or logos that harkened back to the team’s prior Native American connection were basically radioactive at this point.