The Washington Football Team name has gone from a placeholder to one that will be strongly considered as a permanent one.

Jason Wright, the team's president, says fans have warmed to the name. However, he stressed that there is not a leading contender for the new name.

"There are a set of folks that have warmed to the Washington Football Team," Wright said. "Some of the things that are emerging from that are the Washington Football Team has something that ties deeply to our history. It feels like that isn't jettisoning all the things we have been in the past, whereas something that's completely new might feel that way.

"It's important for a substantial part of our fan base to feel that this is a continuation of something versus a complete reset, something brand new."