NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to meet with Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder before he meets with the Oneida Indian Nation to discuss the Native American group's objections about the continued use of the team's name.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Goodell will meet with Snyder this week, according to a source who wished to remain anonymous because neither the NFL nor Redskins representatives would confirm the meeting.
The source also said that Snyder has given no indication that he is thinking about changing the name.
According to the Post, the meeting is designed to give Goodell "is to get more of an understanding from the club as to how it plans to address the issue," according to the person with knowledge of the situation.
NFL officials are scheduled to meet Wednesday with representatives of the Oneida Indian Nation, the Post reported. The group has said the team nickname has derogatory connotations toward Native Americans and has led the charge for the name to be changed.
The meeting between Snyder and Goodell apparently could take place Tuesday, although the person with knowledge of it did not specify that. A Redskins spokesman did not respond to the Post's request for comment about the meeting.
Earlier this month, the controversy gained strength when President Obama told The Associated Press that he would consider changing Washington's nickname if he were owner of the team. Snyder has been consistent in his intention to keep the name.
Because neither the NFL nor Washington officials are confirming the meeting, it is not known whether Goodell would ask Snyder to be a part of the meeting with the Oneida Indian Nation.
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