When FedEx issued their statement asking the team to change the NFL’s Washington Redskins name, controversary immediately surrounded the announcement. Three separate letters signed by 87 investment firms shareholders worth a collective $620 billion asked Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo to terminate their business relationships with the NFL’s Washington Redskins unless they change their name. The origin of the word “redskin” has long been disputed by linguists, Native American activists who consider it a slur, and those who insist that the name of Washington’s football team honors Indians rather than disparages them. The word’s roots extend back to at least the mid-18th century, as colonists and Native Americans began clashing. If the Washington Redskins do change their name, these are the likely contenders: