{"id":1265421,"date":"2022-02-02T14:08:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1265421"},"modified":"2022-02-02T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:10:14","slug":"washington-chooses-commanders-as-new-nfl-team-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-chooses-commanders-as-new-nfl-team-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Chooses &#039;Commanders&#039; as New NFL Team Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-chooses-commanders-as-new-nfl-team-name%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1265421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rob-Carr_Getty-Images-19-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The team formerly known as the Washington Redskins and briefly known as the Washington Football Team will henceforth be known as, the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>That announcement came Wednesday morning at a packed ceremony that included alumni from championship teams of the past and three mannequins wearing the new Commanders uniforms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alumni are here <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AuHBjmVSXf\">pic.twitter.com\/AuHBjmVSXf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Keim (@john_keim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john_keim\/status\/1488868439473205251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYYO2mr7L1\">pic.twitter.com\/yYYO2mr7L1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Keim (@john_keim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john_keim\/status\/1488874011492855809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s real. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tfc2W8YlhL\">pic.twitter.com\/Tfc2W8YlhL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Keim (@john_keim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john_keim\/status\/1488864672468058112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Commanders also released a promotional video announcing the change:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One legacy. One unified future. <\/p>\n<p>We are the Washington Commanders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TakeCommand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TakeCommand<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eav9NOV5Mm\">pic.twitter.com\/Eav9NOV5Mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Commanders (@Commanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders\/status\/1488862704983068673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs 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\u2019s capital,\u201d team Owner Dan Snyder said in a statement. \u201cAs 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 &amp; 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite vows to never change the team name, Snyder came under intense political and corporate pressure to change the name following the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>Former defensive end Charles Mann, who went to three Super Bowls with the Redskins during his career, says he will continue to use \u201cRedskins\u201d when referencing his former squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we were when we played,\u201d Mann said. \u201cBut there\u2019s a new era. New records will be broken. All of that to me is different and fresh and new. I don\u2019t have anything to worry about us being lost or forgotten. We did some incredible things when we played.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team formerly known as the Washington Redskins and briefly known as the Washington Football Team will henceforth be known as, the Washington Commanders. 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