Washington Football Team: Fans hilariously mock Dan Snyder's "lack of creativity"

Washington's NFL franchise has officially scrapped their controversial and racist "Redskins" nickname. With the 2020 season around the corner, the team's hierarchy was running short of time to finalise a new name, a new logo and practically a new identity for the side. On Thursday, the team finally announced they would be going with "Washington Football Team" until they agree upon a new suitable name for the franchise. Fans were far from impressed with the organisation's lack of creativity.

In a statement issued by the team, Washington Football Team said the new name allows the team to move in a new direction without losing the traditional roots of the organisation. The new name, as said, will be used as a short-term solution, allowing the franchise to conduct an "in-depth branding process to properly include player, alumni, fan, community, and sponsor input."

"Starting tomorrow and over the next 50 days, we will begin the process of retiring all Redskins branding from team properties whether it be FedExField, Redskins Park, other physical and digital spaces. We hope to complete this process in full by the team's home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 13."

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Washington Football Team will continue using the burgundy and gold colour scheme for the upcoming season. However, the team has tweaked the uniform to feature the new name and remove all signs of the controversial "Redskins". The Redskins logo on the helmet will be replaced by the player’s number in gold. The team will begin selling Washington Football Team merchandise in the coming days. 

With the team heading to the new season shrouded in uncertainty, the hierarchy barely had the time to finalise the entire rebranding process from scratch. As per reports, more than 1,000 names have been submitted by the fans. "Redtails", "Redhawks", "Warriors", are just some of the names floating on the internet as potential new names for the team. Experts have argued the team didn't need to go with a temporary name ahead of the season. However, the owners apparently thought a name was necessary and Washington Football Team is what they have settled on (for the time being at least).

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Social media reactions to 'Washington Football Team'

LeBron James not a big fan of the name change

And, neither is Kevin Durant

Dwayne Johnson, however, appreciates the effort

 Washington Football Team memes galore

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(Image Credits: Washington Football Team Twitter Handle)