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Washington Commanders
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Established July 9, 1932
; 91 years ago
(
1932-07-09
)
[1]
First season
:
1932
Play
in
FedExField
Landover, Maryland
Headquartered
in
Ashburn, Virginia
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Current uniform
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Team colors
| Burgundy, gold, black
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Fight song
| "
Hail to the Redskins
" (1938?2019)
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Owner(s)
| Josh Harris
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President
| Jason Wright
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General manager
| Adam Peters
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Head coach
| Dan Quinn
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- Boston Braves (1932)
- Boston Redskins (1933?1936)
- Washington Redskins (1937?2019)
- Washington Football Team (2020?2021)
- Washington Commanders (2022–present)
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- The Burgundy and Gold
- The 'Skins (as the Redskins)
- The Hogs
(1980s offensive line)
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League championships
(5)
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Conference championships (5)
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Division championships (15)
- NFL Eastern:
1936
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1937
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1940
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1942
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1943
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1945
- NFC East:
1972
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1983
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1984
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1987
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1991
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1999
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2012
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2015
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2020
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- NFL:
1936
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1937
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1940
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1942
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1943
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1945
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1976
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1986
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1987
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1999
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2005
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2007
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2012
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2015
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2020
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The
Washington Commanders
are a professional
American football
team based in the
Washington, D.C.
area. The team plays at
FedExField
in
Landover
,
Maryland
. The team's head office and training area are at Redskin Park in
Ashburn
,
Virginia
. They are part of the
Eastern Division
of the
National Football Conference
(NFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL).
The team began in
Boston
in 1932. They were first named for the
Boston Braves
baseball team. They were soon renamed the "Redskins." They kept that nickname after moving to Washington in the late 1930s. Native Americans and others said this word was insulting to Native Americans. There were protests and legal challenges, but the team kept the name for many years.
On June 18, 2014, the
United States Patent Office
decided that they were going to cancel the Redskins trademarks and called the name "disparaging to
Native Americans
."
[2]
In June 2020, 87 of the team's
sponsors
wrote a letter asking the team to change its name.
PepsiCo
,
Nike
, and
FedEx
were three of these sponsors. Together those three companies pay more than US$600 million to show their products and services next to the team. That summer, the team announced that there would be a review of the name.
[3]
[4]
On July 13, 2020, the team officially retired the "Redskins" name, although they did not choose a new team name at that time.
[5]
The team played the 2020 and 2021 seasons as the Washington Football Team.
[6]
The team hired John Wright to find a new name. He spoke to fans, former players, and some Native Americans. Fans liked the name "Red Wolves," but too many other teams already legally owned
names
and
pictures
that were like "Red Wolves." On February 2, 2022, Wright went on the
Today Show
. He said the new name would be "Washington Commanders" and showed everyone the new team uniforms.
[7]
[8]
[9]
Some Native American leaders, for example Fawn Sharp of the National Congress of American Indians, said the team also should have apologized for using the name for so long and making so much money with it. Others said it was a step in the right direction.
[8]
- ↑
"Washington Football Team Team Facts"
.
ProFootballHOF.com
. NFL Enterprises.
Archived
from the original on January 1, 2021
. Retrieved
September 22,
2020
.
- ↑
"Trademark board rules against Washington Redskins name"
. NFL
. Retrieved
2014-06-19
.
- ↑
Around the NFL staff (July 3, 2020).
"Washington Redskins to undergo thorough review of team's name"
.
NFL.com
. NFL Enterprises
. Retrieved
July 9,
2020
.
- ↑
Draper, Kevin (July 3, 2020).
"Washington and the N.F.L. Might Change the Redskins Name. Why Now?"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
July 9,
2020
.
- ↑
Carpenter, Les; Maske, Mark (July 12, 2020).
"Redskins to retire team name Monday; new name to be revealed later"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
July 13,
2020
.
- ↑
Shook, Nick (February 2, 2022).
"Washington announces new team name: Washington Commanders"
.
NFL.com
. Retrieved
February 2,
2022
.
- ↑
Darren Thompson (February 2, 2022).
"Indian Country Responds to the New Washington Commanders Name"
. Yahoo News
. Retrieved
February 3,
2022
.
- ↑
8.0
8.1
John Keim (February 2, 2022).
"Washington selects Commanders as new NFL team name after two-season process"
. ESPN News
. Retrieved
February 3,
2022
.
- ↑
Jonathan Franklin; Bill Chappell (February 2, 2022).
"The Washington Football Team's new name is the Washington Commanders"
. NPR
. Retrieved
February 3,
2022
.