Washington Football Team to use temporary name, uniforms in 2020

Washington's NFL franchise will call itself the Washington Football Team until a new name is chosen, the team announced Thursday.

The team will continue to use its trademark burgundy-and-gold color scheme, but helmets will be adorned with players' numbers instead of a logo.

These changes are not Washington's final rebranding after the team recently retired the Redskins name, notes Schefter.

Washington hopes to retire all physical and digital iterations of the Redskins name prior to its Sept. 12 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, Schefter reports.

Washington decided to drop the Redskins name after intense pressure from team sponsors including FedEx, which owns the naming rights to the franchise's stadium.

The rebrand also comes amid allegations of a toxic environment within the NFC East team's front office.

Fifteen women who previously worked for Washington accused executives of sexual harassment and/or verbal abuse in an explosive report published last week.

Owner Dan Synder, who reportedly won't be forced to sell the franchise, vowed to change his team's culture following the report's publication.