The head of the Federal Communications Commission says the Washington Redskins nickname is "offensive and derogatory."

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told Broadcasting & Cable that he hopes Dan Snyder will change the name without any formal action from the regulatory body.

Said Wheeler: "I don't use the term personally and I think it is offensive and derogatory. ... I am a Civil War buff, and there were a lot of terms that were appropriate at that time that aren't appropriate anymore."