Josh Harris, the controlling owner of the Washington commanders, said on Monday that he has no plans to change the team’s nickname and that it has moved on with fans.
The previous administration’s decision to change the team’s nickname caused a wealth of blowback from fans. Daniel Snyder renamed the Washington football team from Washington Redskins in the middle of a summer with racing tension in the United States by 2020. Then the team was renamed the commanders from there.
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Washington Commanders -owner Josh Harris looks at from the sidelines ahead of the game against San Francisco 49ers on December 31, 2023 in Landover, MD. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Harris made it clear that the team name would be set.
“I think it’s now embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff, so we go with it,” Harris said. “Now, in this building, the name commanders mean something. It’s about players who love football are great for football, hit hard, mentally tough, big teammates. It’s really meaningful that that name is growing in meaning.”
Bringing Redskin’s nickname and logo has been a topic that was brought a few times since Harris took over.
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Washington Commanders -Owner Josh Harris appears prior to the game against Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md., November 24, 2024. (GEOFF BURKE-FORIVED PICTURES)
Senator Steve Daines, R-Mont., Said in November “Good Faith negotiations” to honor the team’s history, including the Blackfeet Chief logo used by the organization for decades, helped legislators and the organization to come to an agreement at RFK Stadium- The site in DC
“As for the Marking and Bring (Back) our past, which I obviously grew up with and all the Super Bowl championships and our future together, you will see us go back to honor our past and bring it together with our future,” said Harris.
Harris said conversations are in the process of Maryland, Virginia and DC officials about a new stadium and set 2030 as a “reasonable goal” for opening.
“I grew up with a fantastic stadium and I understand what it’s like to play in a stadium where it’s hard for the visiting team to play,” Harris said, referring to RFK Stadium, the team’s former home in Washington from 1961- 96 before moving to Landover, Maryland. “We have to have a good place where our fans can show up, and as much as possible, we want it to be an advantage for our team in terms of winning on the field.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said a stadium in DC could be a “huge financial driver.”
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“I think it can be good for our nation,” Goodell said. “I remember that as a child who grew up, the power of it. If that’s the best alternative, I think it would be a good thing.”
