The campaign to change the Washington Redskins team name is growing with every passing day.

The pressure to change the name has grown thanks to a number of writers, advocates, people in the NFL, and even our very own president, Barack Obama. The most recent person to call out the team for having the racist name was TV personality Bob Costas, who has been known to voice his opinion on hotly debated topics.

During the Sunday Night primetime game between the Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, Costas asked fans to put the term into perspective.

"Think for a moment about the term 'Redskins' and how it truly differs from [other team nicknames based on Native American images]," Costas said. "Ask yourself what the equivalent would be, if directed [at] African-Americans. Hispanics. Asians. Or members of any other ethnic group. When considered that way, 'Redskins' can't possibly honor a heritage, or a noble character trait, nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term."

Costas then cut right to the chase and said what many other leading columnists and TV personalities have been saying for some time now.

"It is an insult, a slur, no matter now benign the present-day intent," Costas said.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell originally tried to stay out of the debate and insisted that things were fine with the name. After some time, however, Goodell has shifted to listen to the discussion and said he hopes Redskins owner Dan Snyder is doing the same.

"I'm confident he is listening," Goodell said. "I'm confident he feels strongly about the name but also wants to do the right thing."