Some think the change agents could be other team owners. The Post’s Mark Maske reports that while there are no immediate name adjustment plans in the works, “some within the league do wish the Redskins would be more receptive toward listening to opposing views on the matter and considering the concerns of those who express such opposing views.” Meanwhile, Bell suggests that the revenue-sharing model of the NFL should prompt the other team owners to “nudge Snyder toward showing some social leadership” and help to prevent the sort of “image hit by association” that could rub off on the other teams.

I’ve got another idea: What about the players themselves? The NFL is filled with players of minority or ethnic backgrounds for whom this issue should resonate. Even Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said at an Oneida Indian Nation symposium on the issue Monday, “The only difference between [African Americans] and our Native American brothers and sisters is that they are two or three percent of the U.S. people and [an] average American does not have the same amount of contact.”

Players are far more popular with the fans than any NFL executive is, and leaps and bounds more than Dan Snyder is. They could help get the public more firmly behind the idea, and in doing so pave the way for Snyder to consider reversing his stance. Sometimes, leadership doesn’t come from the top, but from those best positioned to influence change.