Man offers 44 potential Washington name trademarks to NFL for free
A Virginia man who filed trademark claims to dozens of potential Washington team names is willing to hand them over to the NFL at no cost.
Martin McCaulay, a 61-year-old actuary from Alexandria, has filed 44 trademarks related to possible new names for the team since 2014, according to Michael Phillips of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The list includes the Washington Founders, Warriors, and Red-Tailed Hawks.
McCaulay also created a website, WashingtonAmericansFootball.com, where he sells team merchandise.
"It was, I thought, a fun hobby," he said. "And it turned out that I got really good at it."
McCaulay recently sent a letter to the NFL offering his trademarks for free, but didn't receive a response. He reiterated his offer Monday on Twitter, mentioning both the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell in his tweet.
@NFL @nflcommish Take my trademarks please! You can put that in all caps. I sent you and email on 7/4/2020 and said you can have them all for free. Are you waiting for me to offer to pay you to take them off my hands? #ChangeTheName #TheTimeIsNow #NotYourMascot
— Martin McCaulay (@MartinMcCaulay) July 13, 2020
Washington announced Monday it will officially be retiring its old team name and logo following the completion of a review that was launched earlier this month.