WASHINGTON - The Redskins say they will conduct a thorough review of the team’s name a day after their main sponsor asked them to change it.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe Redskins say they will conduct a thorough review of the team’s name a day after their main sponsor asked them to change it.On Thursday, FedEx said: "We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name." The company paid the team $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
In addition to the stadium name and sponsorship agreement, FedEx CEO Frederik Smith is a minority owner.Also on Thursday, D.C.