Tony Dungy says he's done calling the Washington Redskins by their nickname ... explaining, "If the team doesn’t want to change, the least I can do is try not to use it."
Besides being an NFL Hall of Fame coach, Dungy is also part of NBC's "Football Night In America" ... the pre-game show for the biggest game of the week.
In other words, Dungy has a HUGE platform -- and he intends to use it to push for Washington to change its name.
"It’s not hard to change the name," Dungy told ESPN's William C.