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FedEx, title sponsor of the Washington Redskins' stadium, asks team to change their name - CBS News
Jul 03, 2020 45 secs

FedEx, the title sponsor for of the Washington Redskins' stadium, has asked the team to change their name.

"We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name," FedEx said in a statement to CBS News. .

FedEx got the naming rights to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, in 1999 as part of a $205 million deal with the team, according to The Associated Press.

Earlier in the week, investors asked the company, as well as PepsiCo and others, to request an end to the Redskins name, according to the Associated Press.

The team told CBS News they currently do not have a comment on whether the team's majority owner Daniel Snyder will support changing the team name.

The team's lease at FedEx field expires in 2027, according to AP, and the owners are currently talking to officials in Washington, Virginia and Maryland about future stadium plans. 

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