Updated at 9:55 p.m.

FedEx, which bears its company name on the stadium where Washington’s NFL team plays, has asked the team to change its name.

The request from the shipping company comes amid renewed scrutiny by lawmakers over the name, which is a slur used to describe Native Americans.

“We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” the company said in a statement, which did not provide more details.

The team has sought to move from its current location at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. to RFK Stadium in Washington, which sits on 190 acres of federal land. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is trying to pass a measure that would allow the District to buy the land and the stadium. But she said that won’t happen with the team’s current name, which she calls “an ethnic outrage.”

Norton said after George Floyd’s killing, Democrats will not support the bill: “I guarantee you there are not the votes as long as that is the name of the team. Our country simply will not tolerate that kind of ethnic disparity against any Americans.”

District officials say even if they did own the land, having the team change its name would be a prerequisite for them moving.

“We think it would be beneficial for the team to move back to D.C.,” said John Falcicchio, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s chief of staff. “However, we don’t see any viable path locally or federally if the team does not change its name.” Falcicchio says the “consternation” around the name has become too much to overcome.

Bowser co-introduced legislation when she was a council member urging the team to change its name. But since becoming mayor, she’s used the name publicly and has openly said she wants the team to “come home.”

Despite years of petitions and protests, the team’s owner, Dan Synder, has said the name “honors” Native Americans and has refused to change it. He did not answer calls for comment.

Falcicchio says there is a lot of potential for the RFK property, apart from the 47,000-seat stadium.

“At 190 acres, it probably would be the largest infill urban development on the East Coast. And we think it should be a mix of affordable housing, other office buildings, hotels, other sorts of entertainment in order to create jobs as well.” Falcicchio said the city would have public hearings on how best to develop the land.

Late Thursday evening it appeared that Nike, a team corporate sponsor, removed all merchandise related to the team from its online store.

This story has been updated with comment from FedEx regarding a name change to Washington’s pro football team, and a note about Nike.

Debbie Truong contributed reporting.