The NFL franchise in Washington ditched its problematic old name in 2020 and embraced the current Washington Commanders name just two years ago. But it sounds like there’s still a chance that the team could change its name in the future.
While it does not sound like there are any imminent plans to change the name, Marjorie Harris, who is the wife of majority owner Josh Harris, certainly left the door open for a name change at some point in the future.
“As you would imagine, everybody has an opinion about the name,” Harris said according to JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. “Some good, some bad, some in the middle. And I think that we have a lot of work to do and so that name issue is going to be on the side for now until we can get things going. And I mean quite frankly I had a whole day out in the community and I kept referring to the team as the Commanders and — you know what? — sound pretty good to me. So, for now, it’s the Commanders.”
Obviously, this is some pretty stunning news in the NFL world, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
I preferred football team. Just do that.
— Jbird042069 (@Jbird042069) May 30, 2024
nooooo
— Reub (@rjd012) May 30, 2024
Calling a team in DC the Commies was a stroke of Snyder genius https://t.co/LYoXY9y8pC
— Michael Carlson (@Carlsonsports) May 30, 2024
I mean I thought Washington football team was awesome
— dave (@daveybuckets) May 30, 2024
Washington Warriors and bring back the spear on the helmet
— Spider Rico (@nascola78) May 30, 2024
Football team is the worst name in the world. Football Club is decent. Though nothing wrong with Commanders. If and hopefully when they start winning no one will care about the name
— Mick Johnston (@AirJohnston1) May 30, 2024
It’s not clear when this might happen, but it does sound like a name change is a possibility.
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