Amazon's action follows that of other retailers such as Walmart Inc, Target Corp and Nike Inc.
The team said on July 3 it would conduct a thorough review of the club's name.
Under mounting pressure from sponsors and Native American rights groups, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder said on Friday he would consider changing the name of the National Football League team whose roots date back to the 1930s. Snyder, who has previously stated he would not change the name, softened his stance a day after FedEx Corp, which owns the naming rights to the team's Landover, Maryland, stadium, called for the NFL club to be rebranded.
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