{"id":2466858,"date":"2025-07-25T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-star-says-hes-excited-to-play-for-the-washington-redskins-after-trump-calls-out-team-on-name-change\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T18:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:21:11","slug":"nfl-star-says-hes-excited-to-play-for-the-washington-redskins-after-trump-calls-out-team-on-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-star-says-hes-excited-to-play-for-the-washington-redskins-after-trump-calls-out-team-on-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Star Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Excited&#8217; to Play for the &#8216;Washington Redskins&#8217; After Trump Calls Out Team on Name Change"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fnfl-star-says-hes-excited-to-play-for-the-washington-redskins-after-trump-calls-out-team-on-name-change%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=2466858&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--><p>NFL veteran Von Miller recently referred to his new team, the Washington Commanders, by their former name, the &#8220;Redskins,&#8221; during a press interaction shortly after President Donald Trump publicly urged the team to revert to their old name. The team had changed its name in 2021 following pressure from activists, but many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clint-eastwood-could-teach-madonna-and-howard-stern-a-lesson-on-aging-gracefully\/\" title=\"Clint Eastwood Could Teach Madonna And Howard Stern a Lesson On Aging Gracefully\">longtime fans<\/a> and some players still use the historic name. Miller expressed excitement about joining the team and reflected on his gratitude for being back in the league after a period away. His comments came amid Trump&#8217;s call for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >professional sports teams<\/a> like the washington franchise and the Cleveland Indians to restore their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-of-tiny-suspicious-political-donations-questioned-by-watchdog-group\/\" title=\"Millions of Tiny, Suspicious Political Donations Questioned by Watchdog Group\">original names<\/a> and mascots, citing a desire to preserve heritage and tradition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>NFL veteran Von Miller referred to his new team by their former moniker Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the Washington Commanders to reverse their name change.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with reporters after training camp, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-super-bowl-mvp-von-miller-turns-police-accusations-pregnant-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Super Bowl MVP<\/a> repeatedly used the term &ldquo;Redskins&rdquo; to describe his new team.<\/p>\n<p>The Commanders changed their name in 2021 following pressure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">left-wing activists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But that hasn&rsquo;t stopped longtime fans, or players, from still calling the team what it was for decades.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My 15th year in the league, it never gets old,&rdquo; Miller said, as Outkick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/von-miller-excited-when-washington-redskins-called\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Man, I wish I was home.&rsquo; And then you&rsquo;re sitting on the couch for four months, and it&rsquo;s like, &lsquo;Man, I wish I was at OTAs.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Miller said he missed being in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-head-coach-schools-reporter-tried-bait-loaded-question-meeting-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the league<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s good dropping the kids off, and it&rsquo;s good picking the kids up from school, but I wanna go to work,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then he dropped the line heard around the internet to end the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Commanders<\/a> OLB Von Miller: <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Washington Redskins called me a month and a half ago and started talking, signed and agreed to come here to Washington about a week and a day ago and here I am.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rETgtLPmkR\">pic.twitter.com\/rETgtLPmkR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayDanielsMVP\/status\/1948403910957289544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Washington Redskins called me a month and a half ago and started talking,&rdquo; he remarked. &ldquo;I agreed to come here to Washington about a week and a day. Yeah, about a week and a day ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited to be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Miller&rsquo;s choice of words came just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-announces-tiktok-1-way-survive-american-phones-made-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> blasted the franchise for caving to the mob.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Washington &lsquo;Whatever&rsquo;s&rsquo; should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team,&rdquo; Trump wrote on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a big clamoring for this,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The president also called out MLB&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-cleveland-indians-attempt-politically-correct-name-change-hits-major-roadblock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Indians<\/a> for their similar decision to adopt the name &ldquo;Guardians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen,&rdquo; Trump said of professional teams reverting back to their historic names and mascots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald J. Trump  07.20.25 10:17 AM EST<\/p>\n<p>The Washington &ldquo;Whatever&rsquo;s&rdquo; should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-redskins-and-cleveland-indians-to-change-names-back-times-are-different-now-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... calls for ... and ... to change names ...: \u2018Times are different now\u2019 - ... Examiner\">original baseball teams<\/a>, with a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. 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