Posted on 02/02/2022 6:02:19 AM PST by KevinB
Once upon a time, like just two years ago, a name change for Washington’s NFL team did not seem possible. Now, going forward, the Burgundy and Gold representing the nation’s capital will be known as the Washington Commanders.
“We are the Commanders,” team president Jason Wright said during the Wednesday reveal on NBC’s “Today Show.” He added that the name is something the team “could own and grow for the next 90 years.”
Co-owner and co-CEO Dan Snyder said in a statement: “As an organization, we are excited to rally and rise together as one under our new identity while paying homage to our local roots and what it means to represent the nation’s capital.”
“As we kick-off our 90th season, it is important for our organization and fans to pay tribute to our past traditions, history, legacy and the greats that came before us. We continue to honor and represent the Burgundy & Gold while forging a pathway to a new era in Washington. Today may mark the first day for the Washington Commanders, but we are and always will be Washington.”
The team released a video on the rebrand shortly after the announcement:
Redskin Commanders? So they are the Chiefs, right?
The Commandos? I’m just here for the cheerleaders.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Lets go Commies!!
No. IMO, it’s one of the fakest, overpriced stop-go wastes of time I can imagine. It’s a field of human beef struggling all-out every 20-30 seconds and then hurry up and wait for the next 20-30 seconds a little later...over and over. Quarter breaks, half time and more waiting. The so-called man-battle equivalent of basic armed combat a thousand years ago. Why not make it real time - nonstop? Why not make the end result like it was back then? Maybe then we’d not get this ‘take-a-knee’ BS and wokeist values-shaming badgering by its player. People like Colin K would have to finally put up or shut up.
the real NFL story today that is lighting the NFL on fire is the Flores story. Belichik texts, Elway drunk, sham interviews, and miami dolphins trying to fix the games at $100k a game
Washington Condoms. Got it.
The DC Commodes
Call then the ‘Washington Woke’, because that’s why they changed the name!
Not quite as good as the Generals USFL name.
It’s been a long road from Hog Heaven, Redskin fans.
oh and let me just put this out there...Flores law firm is a white law firm. Did he hire the best firm out there or is he racist for not picking a black firm.
Uh Huh...
partners in the firm handling the class action for Flores
https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1488707319336783874
Commander is a Navy rank. In the other services they would be known as the Lieutenant Colonels.
Commanders => 90 yrs => Comrades
Commanders...as in DC bosses us around?
They changed it? But, the browns were named for Paul Brown. What the hell is wrong with that? Or is it taken as a reference to color in some way? If so, who’s the racist now?
My thought too. Now they have a new problem. When someone calls out "Washington Commies"; are they talking about a football team, or Congress?
Who gives a crap about the Washington pro football team or the NFL in general.
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