[sportscurmudgeon]

There are really only two scenarios where the Redskins name would change - - and both of them are based on economics.

Scenario #1: Someone - or some group - finds another angle on a lawsuit which results in the team being denied a trademark for the name or the logo or the colors or whatever. That would mean anyone and everyone could make and sell "Redskins stuff". That would eat into team profits in a huge way.

If Scenario #1 happens, the Redskins will change their name. Probability of that happening is small - - but it is not impossible.


Scenario #2: A time comes when a critical mass of people are so offended by the name that they can successfully organize a boycott of Redskins branded products. At that point, the team would want to change its name AND the NFL would urge the team to change its name quickly to avoid the possibility of similar boycotts being fomented against other teams.

If Scenario #2 happens, the Redskins will change their name. Probability of that happening is very, very small.


Absent those kinds of "environment-changing events" the Redskins' name will stay just the way it is...