FedEx bought calling rights to the teams home stadium, FedEx Field, in 1998 for $205 million in a deal that runs through 2025. Frederick Smith, FedEx CEO, is a minority owner of the team..
The choice comes after the Washington Redskins said last week it would be reviewing its name after several sponsors, consisting of FedEx, contacted the group to rebrand itself.
Amazon is eliminating Washington Redskins merchandise from its website, after the NFL contacted the group to change its name, extensively considered a racial slur against Native Americans.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the business is removing Redskins product..
Amazon is the most recent seller to scrub references to the group from its site. In recent days, Walmart, Nike and Target said they would stop selling Washington Redskins gear..
— CNBCs Kif Leswing and Mike Calia added to this report.
In a note to sellers on Wednesday, Amazon said that it would pull a variety of products featuring the Washington group, including jerseys, t-shirts and fashion jewelry. Sellers were provided 48 hours to review and get rid of any items flagged by Amazon, the notification states..
” With the statement from the Washington group and the NFL, we are removing products with the teams name and logo from our shops,” according to the notification, which was shared by Ed Rosenberg, who runs an online seller group called ASGTG. “Failure to effectively close or delete all restricted product listings from your stock might lead to deactivation.”.
