More pressure has been placed on the Washington NFL team to change its name recently, with Mary Emily O'Hara of Adweek reporting that a multitude of investment firms and shareholders have requested that Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo sever ties with the team barring a name change.
"On Friday, three separate letters signed by 87 investment firms and shareholders worth a collective $620 billion asked Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo to terminate their business relationships with the NFL's Washington Redskins unless the team agrees to change its controversial name.
"Native American leaders have pushed for the Washington, D.