Washington to change the franchise name given back in 1933

Ron Rivera is hopeful a name change could come prior to the beginning of the 2020 NFL season.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera and team owner Dan Snyder have been talking about a possible name change for the football team for more than a month. It's a chance that many Native American leaders have long called for. 

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Washington's franchise has used the nickname since 1933 when the team still was based in Boston but Rivera sounds hopeful that a change could come prior to the beginning of the 2020 NFL season. Kaitlin O'Toole is joined by Washington's Maven Chris Russell for more on this.