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Washington Commander Managing Partner Josh Harris is ready to bring his team back to the Washington, DC area.
However, the team’s name remains here.
The commander announced the agreement to build a new stadium on the grounds of Washington’s old RFK Stadium, with nostalgia and Super Bowl winning quarterback Joe Cheeman recounting the video.
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Washington Commander Owner Josh Harris will be on the field on November 24, 2024 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland before his game against the Dallas Cowboys. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)
However, as Harris explained to Brett Byer, the name Redskins will not return. “Special Report.”
“The commander’s name actually carries an incredible kind of element in our building,” Harris responded to Bayer’s question about the name of the Redskins who will return as part of this new stadium deal. “So the commander and Jaden people who are tough, and have been entrusted with certain kinds of players who love football. [Daniels]for example, commanders, they are ranked.
Commander will sign a contract with DC officials and take over the old RFK Stadium site.
“And as you know, the business staff got in. Obviously, we’re in a military city here. There are more military personnel than anywhere else, so we’re moving forward with the commander’s name and getting excited about it and not looking back.”
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced it. Columbia Regional Government The commander’s executives have signed a contract to return to the RFK Stadium site. This is currently pending approval from the DC City Council.
Legislature lawmakers supported Harris returning to the old stadium site, provided that the team and the NFL respect the old Redskins logo. R-Mont. Senator Steve Daines said he will support future organizations with that plan after “honest negotiations” with both entities.
From the left, the Washington commander who controls owner Josh Harris signed the helmet with Columbia district mayor Muriel Kuppers and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the National Press Club in DCTON, Washington on Monday, April 28, 2025, along with Columbia District Mayor Muriel Kuppers and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. (AP Photo/Jaclyn Martin)
“We were calling for leaders if they really were, but it was wrong to wake up,” Daines said in November. “The irony was that Native American culture was cancelled when the Day movement was too advanced. This honors the Blackfeet Chief born in Montana. He is highly respected. The Blackfeet tribe of Montana, their current chairman and tribal council signed with strong support to gain strong support to regain the logo.
“We have a good discussion with the NFL and the commander. We are sincerely in negotiations that will allow us to use this logo again. Probably going to a foundation that can help Native Americans in sports. We made a decision yesterday on the committee to support this bill.”
Harris told Bayer he hopes construction begins in 2027, with the first day targeting 2030.
Washington Commander Owner Josh Harris is looking from the sidelines before his match against the San Francisco 49ers at FedEx Field on December 31, 2023 at Landover, Maryland. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Baier also asked if the RFK Stadium remains the name despite being a new stadium.
“We’re going to get as close to our legacy as possible, right? So I think the name should be part of it,” replied Harris.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News contributed to this report.
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