Man Trademarks Dozens Of Team Names Ahead Of Washington NFL Team

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For years, the owner of the Washington NFL Franchise, Daniel Snyder, said he had no intention of changing the name of the team for being a racial slur against Native Americans. He would often cite the team's history since founding in 1933 and claiming that he had the support of the Native American community.

In a recent wave addressing racial injustice within the United States, Daniel Snyder bowed to the pressure of major sponsors like FedEx and NFL partners like Nike, who were refusing to support the team if they didn't change their name. On Monday, the team officially announced they would be changing their name - taking the opportunity to use their official letterhead one last time. 

So the question is: What name will they choose? 

A lot of ideas have been thrown around, some military-related, including the Veterans, Monuments, and others like Redtails and Red Wolves. In fact, some sources say they already know what name they want, but couldn't announce it on Monday because it was currently tied up by someone else's trademark. Turns out, that one man in Virginia has trademarked dozens of names that they might have wanted. 

Specifically, it's a realtor from Alexandria, Virginia named Philip McCaulay. Except for one of the best names on the list, the Washington RADSkins, which was trademarked separately by a dude in California.

This isn't necessarily a new practice, but it's definitely on a different level. People like to trademark names and even buy web domains all the time, in hopes they'll be able to get a payout from the organization that really wants it. Recently, someone was able to guess the name of Avengers: End Game, buy the domain, and try to score a free trip for the Hollywood premiere. So now we wait and see if this all pays off for Philip when Washington picks their new name.