The N.F.L. team in Washington announced Monday that it would drop its logo and “Redskins” from its name, yielding to sponsors and Native American activists who have long criticized it as a racist slur.
The team, one of the oldest in the N.F.L., did not announce a new name on Monday as it continues a review to evaluate possibilities.
“Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review,’’ the statement said.
The decision to abandon the name after nearly 90 years came just 10 days after the team said it would reconsider the name. The team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, had stridently defended the name for years.
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