The team wants fans to take part in the next step in its journey and help usher in the next era in club history. The Edmonton Football Team has started the second, and final, phase of EE NameTime public engagement seeking fan’s ranking on the short-list for the team’s new name. The Edmonton Football Team formally began changing its name late last summer, bowing to immense pressure from sponsors and the public following years of controversy. The club released the new look as part of its brand guide for partners in 2020, however it was never formally unveiled as the season was cancelled. Iveson said he is “happy” to see the football team moving ahead with a name change … The Edmonton Football Team has a new logo — though it’s actually almost a year old. E-mail: tjones@postmedia.com On Twitter: @byterryjones The Edmonton Football Team is working on a new name to be unveiled in the early spring of 2021. Edmonton wants the community involved … In the meantime, the team has come up with a placeholder. The name change occurred at around the same time as the NFL's Washington Football Team retired its longstanding nickname for similar reasons, although unlike in the latter case the Edmonton Football Team intends to keep its logo which unlike Washington's former logo lacks any racialized aspect. "Our Board of Directors has made the decision to discontinue use of the word 'Eskimo' in the team name," the statement reads. Therefore, last week’s announcement of the finalists for the team’s new name and the corresponding fan vote mattered a great deal to me. The Edmonton CFL team's decision to drop its long-time name is taking place while pressure is mounting across North America over the use of sports team names and logos that are perceived as racist Edmonton football team gear flying off the shelves after dropping ‘Eskimos’ from name Eskimos lose $1.1 million in 2019; release survey results about team name Former Edmonton Eskimos QB … EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name. The CFL's Edmonton Eskimos football club will be changing their name, the organization announced in a tweet on Tuesday. E-mail: [email protected] On Twitter: @byterryjones The change was noticed by Twitter user @TruColor. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson had previously called for the team to consider a name change. The point is, with every team name change, quite rightly or quite ridiculously, the Edmonton Football Club has to be happy. Since then, the team received 2,047 formal name submissions during an open call in November and recently narrowed the list down to seven candidates.. Nearly 40,000 fans participated in ranking those choices for the name … Name Change Press Conference JULY 22, 2020 EE Football Team President and CEO Chris Presson and Board Chair Janice Agrios discuss the discontinuation of the word "Eskimos" from the team name The Canadian Football League team announced the decision on Tuesday, following a decision to do the same by Washington’s NFL team. The point is, with every team name change, quite rightly or quite ridiculously, the Edmonton Football Club has to be happy. The Edmonton Football Team is in my blood and my fandom is readily apparently to anyone who might step into my home.