Commanders president says team not considering changing name back to Redskins

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The Washington Commanders won’t be changing their name back to Redskins, team President Jason Wright told 106.7 The Fan.

Washington’s namesake has created a stir for decades as many Native American leaders said it was racially insensitive to call the team "Redskins." In July 2020, the nickname changed to Washington Football Team.

That name was only a placeholder as Washington considered a new, permanent name to put on its jerseys. The name "Commanders" got the nod in February 2022.

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Team President Jason Wright of the Washington Commanders looks on prior to a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, August 11, 2023, in Cleveland. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

But now some fans believe the name should revert to Redskins, with Native Americans leading a petition to do so.

"It is not being considered," Wright told the radio station despite the petition. "Period."

The nonprofit Native American Guardians Association (NAGA), which is headquartered in North Dakota, recently told Fox News Digital that it was outraged when the Washington Commanders didn’t recognize them as a real group trying to make something out of their viral petition.

The organization referred to NAGA as a "fake group."

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"We’re not a fake group. We’re tribal-enrolled members from tribes across the United States," Eunice Davidson, co-founder and president of NAGA, told Fox News Digital.

NAGA’s petition went viral, generating 128,000 signatures as of Monday, Aug. 28.

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