NFC West.
Cardinals - It's kind of a dumb name for the desert, but there's tradition there. The next generation can tackle the intellectual and cultural property rights of animals. Cardinals can stay.
Rams - Again, have there ever been Rams in Los Angeles? The name is fine from an animal perspective, but not from a gender perspective. It's too male-centric. We'll default back to the more inclusive name of Sheep.
Seahawks - The NFC West is really bad at animals. I don't think this is even a real animal, so it needs to be renamed. Seattle is known for coffee, vagrants, commercial aircraft, and salmon. Let's go with Salmon for the alliterative ring. It sounds way better than the current name, too.
49ers - Nope. Manifest Destiny doesn't fly in the modern world, and the 49ers most likely did a lot of environmental damage to boot. San Francisco is known for the gay community, vagrants, Alcatraz, and the bay. Prisons are not good from a racial equity standpoint, and we can't narrow in on the gay and vagrant populations. What else is big there? Bridges, but you can't go with "Bridgers" since that's reminiscent of mountain man Jim Bridger, who brought a white presence to native lands. Chinatown is obviously out of play. "Bay" reminds one of Bayer, which is German and big pharma, and we can't do anything Tech related due to their reputation for misogyny. Earthquakes will trigger people, and Trolleys could have an income stigma. They probably should just move this team, but if you have to go with a name, I think you go with the Coasters since being on the coast is the only thing that's not offensive about the city.
NFC West:
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Sheep
Seattle Salmon
San Francisco Coasters
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