NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday he does not anticipate Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder changing the team's controversial nickname.
The question was raised on ESPN's "Golic and Wingo Show" after the Cleveland Indians announced they'll no longer use the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms beginning in 2019. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and the team determined the logo is "no longer appropriate."
Snyder has been adamant in his refusal to change the Redskins name, despite public outcry from those who believe it's disparaging to Native Americans.
"I don't see him changing that perspective," Goodell said.
"Dan Snyder has really worked in the Native American community to understand better their perspective and I think it's reflected mostly in a Washington Post poll that came out in the last year that said over nine out of 10 Native Americans do not take that in a negative fashion, the Redskins' logo or the Redskins' name, and they support it."
Many broadcasters have taken to referring to the Redskins as simply "Washington," but Snyder has said in the past he will never change the team name.
