NFL's Washington team

Redskins drop name and logo

The franchise has used the name since 1933 but has long been criticised as racist by Native American rights groups.

Team owner Dan Snyder, who bought the franchise in 1999, had previously said he would never change the name but softened his stance after FedEx Corp, which owns the naming rights to the team's suburban stadium in Landover, Maryland, urged the NFL club to rebrand.

The team said on 3 July it would conduct a thorough review of the club's name.