After weeks of uncertainty, the Washington NFL franchise took another step in retiring its long-time moniker. On Thursday, that they would be called the "Washington Football Team," effective immediately. This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team, this is just the name they want to use until the pending Aaron Donald Jersey adoption of a new name in the future.In addition to this name change, that Washington will indeed not have any change to its color scheme, but the original team logo on the helmet will be replaced by the player's number in gold. The Washington Football Team will continue the proce s of retiring their team name and hopes to be entirely rid of it on physical and digital spaces in the next 50 days, by the Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the . Washington will not have any change to its color scheme. It will still use burgundy and gold. The Redskins logo on the helmet will be replaced by the players number in Dante Fowler Jr Jersey gold. The Washington Football Team will debut its home uniforms in week 1 against the Eagles. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Washington will use these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season but will be seeking feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the new team name it will use at some point in the future. Fans will reportedly be able to purchase "Washington Football Team" merchandise from Fanatics and Shop in the coming days. This comes after the club announced on July 13 that it , Dominique Easley Jersey which had been a sociated with the franchise since 1933. The now-former name has been a controversial topic for years, with Native Americans petitioning the team to change it from the racial slur. The straw that seemingly broke the camel's back in this endeavor was the power of corporate sponsors. FedEx, which is in the middle of a multi-million dollar stadium naming rights deal with the club, said that they would pull its signage from the venue if the name wasn't changed, citing that it goes against the shipping giant's "people-first philosophy." Along with FedEx, other major Kenny Young Jersey busine s partners like , , and have all removed team gear from their websites Samson Ebukam Jersey . indicated that pending trademark i sues were the only holdup to the team unveiling its new identity. It remains to be seen when exactly Washington would like to change its name -- whether that be as soon as po sible or at the end of the 2020 season. Several Washington players such as defensive linemen and posted edited pictures of themselves in the new uniforms shortly after this report surfaced -- and they appear happy with the change. Ryan Kerrigan (@RyanKerrigan91) Vision all 2020 Jonathan Allen (@jonallen93_)