Looking very likely that the NFL's Washington franchise will change its name

[Goodheart]

from something I now will refuse to say.

Any ideas on what the new name should be?

I sort of like "Bullies" or "Busters".

Washington Bullies would be badass.

[Elwood P Dowd]

1. Their new name will be chosen to honor their owner Dan Snyder.

The Washington Assholes.

[yellowcanine]

2. Washington Raptors would be badass.

[Goodheart]

4. Toronto already has that one taken.

[yellowcanine]

11. Basketball team though.

Don't know the trademark rules on this.

[milestogo]

3. When they're done with that, they should change that whole dumpster fire of a team.

[Kingofalldems]

5. Senators.

[HotTeaBag]

15. Great one, but the Ottawa Senators already claimed it.

Should be the Washington Lobbyists to reflect the reality of the only people who will be able to afford tickets.

[Goodheart]

21. "Lobbyists" sounds like a name for World Team Tennis.

[HotTeaBag]

23. That it does.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Long overdue

Redskins is a derogatory term, no ifs ands or buts.

[StarfishSaver]

7. Native Americans, black and brown people have been begging them for years to change the name

The response: No

Fedex asks them to change the name
The response: That sounds like a good idea!

[Renew Deal]

8. Go without a name for a season

It gives them a chance to come up with new names, themes, logos, marketing, etc. They don't need a name.

[Hoyt]

10. Good idea. Although, they might have something in mind from previous

efforts to change their name.

But Washington works for me, unless they want to call themselves “Democrats.” Of course, that wouldn’t work well when they are losing.

[customerserviceguy]

41. Hold off for two years

by that time, they probably won't be able to have "Washington" in the name, anyway.

[Coleman]

9. Washington BLMs

Washington Columbians
Washington Monuments
Washington Senators
Washington Pentagons
Washington PACs
Washington Beltways
Washington Traffic
Washington Supremes
Washington Presidents
Washington (can't remember the native american tribe that inhabited the area)
Washington Protest

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Washington Potomacs.

That's more or less the name of the tribe that was there.

However, naming them after a Native American tribe still might not be such a good idea.

[Coleman]

25. Especially when the team sucks

There is the Florida Seminoles. They actually received permission from the tribe. But their routine of the mounted "Indian" riding onto the field and planting a spear in the opponents logo is pretty racist. And there is the tomahawk chop. I don't think the Seminoles were a horse culture.

How about: the Washington LeFaunts.
Washington Washingtons
Crackers
White Breads
Republicans

Hell, they are actually in Landover, MD.

Landover Baptists (If you have never been to their site, go).

[TlalocW]

12. My picks - Stolen from a David Letterman Top Ten List (and adjusted)

The Washington Fragile Porcelain Mice
The Washington Soft Angora Sweater-Wearing Debutantes
The Washington Fighting Amish
The Washington Greasy Ferrets
The Washington Referee Killers
The Washington Velveteen Rabbits

For a serious name, I like the Washington Bull Mooses

TlalocW

[Goodheart]

20. Isn't the plural of "moose" "meese"?

j/k

Don't mind naming the team after a political party but I guess "Washington Democrats" is too much to hope for.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

32. Nope. The plural of moose is moose.

One of those rare words in English that doesn't change in any way for the plural.

[Coleman]

49. How about

Washington Impeachments
Washington No Trumps (logo would be 4 people playing Bridge)

[HotTeaBag]

24. The Fighting Amish

[TlalocW]

30. In college, my trivia bowl team was the Fragile Porcelain Mice (at my suggestion)

I see now there's a heavy metal group with a small but dedicated following named the same.

TlalocW

[LastDemocratInSC]

14. The Procrastinators?

[AJT]

16. Would the Founders be off the table? They seem to be taking a beating lately.

[HotTeaBag]

17. The Washington Lobbyists

.

[SledDriver]

19. The Washington Monuments

[MichMan]

18. Too bad Black players didn't refuse to play there as long as it had that name

That might have forced them to change the name years ago.

[gollygee]

27. The White players could have refused too. nt

[MichMan]

43. 70 % of the players are Black

Impossible to field a team without them

[SiliconValley_Dem]

28. i think it is pretty clear with the NFL cartel, black players have no leverage

Exhibit A: Colin Kaepernick

maybe all advertisers should have refused to put amy money toward events where team played until the name changed.

[imanamerican63]

22. Bullies?

That is Trump! Nah, not good for the sport!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

26. the Washington Has-Beens

[marie999]

29. Get rid of the name Washington also.

The Capital Capitalists.

[Brother Buzz]

31. I'm going back in history and riffing on an old Pacific Coast Baseball League team

The Sacramento Solons

The Solons may sound odd, but somehow it seems appropriate for team representing the nations Capital, especially these days


Solon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens. His reforms failed in the short-term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.

[Goodheart]

33. Draco would not approve!

[Brother Buzz]

36. Well, of course not

I understand their camps were on different sides of the isle. Did the Greeks have isles?

[Renew Deal]

34. What about the Foreskins?

It rhymes and think about the logos!

[Nevilledog]

39. *snort*

[exboyfil]

42. My uncle's email was meforskins

It took me awhile to figure out what he meant.

[SoonerPride]

35. Washington Warriors

[BluesRunTheGame]

37. Washington Scandals

[marybourg]

38. That's it!

[tenderfoot]

40. Snyder will never budge.

Link to tweet

[NCjack]

44. Snyder Straps.

[lame54]

45. They're soon going to have to change the Washington part

[MichMan]

46. I think the best decision would be to move the team to a different city

With a new name at the same time. Otherwise you will have fans continuing to use the old name and wearing their old jerseys in defiance. Best to have an entirely new start in a new city, so all that baggage is left behind in DC

[Celerity]

47. Red Tails

Tuskegee Airmen

[Demovictory9]

48. good

[Towlie]

50. There's even a Wikipedia article about this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins_name_controversy

[PCIntern]

51. D.C. Redskins

With thanks to The Onion.

[mikeargo]

52. Going with a 'bird' theme...

Washington Vultures
Washington Condors
Washington Meadowlarks
Washington Buzzards
Washington Loons

[Goodheart]

53. Buzzards would be good. There's an overabundance of those black birds around

DC and Richmond.

Loons would be more fitting, though.

[jmowreader]

54. Washington Statesmen

Several Washington baseball teams were called the Statesmen sometime during their existence.

[mikeargo]

55. Washington Rappers

Watch conservative heads explode.

[ChazII]

57. Washington Artichokes

with rainbow colors.

Scottsdale Community College back in 1974 or '75 became the Fighting Artichokes. The students protested the amount of money in the sports budget and wanted that funding slashed. The took a vote and the colors became pink and white and they selected the artichoke as their mascot.