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© Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Washington's NFL team unveils new name as Commanders
By STEPHEN WHYNO WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Danielsan
It just rolls of your tongue in the most uninspiring manner. The did manage to come up with something as bad as Guardians.
Strangerland
Haha!
bass4funk
What a woke joke!
nandakandamanda
So that’s the new moniker, bland, ok, but what will the logo mark look like? What does a ‘commander’ look like?
Texas A&M Aggie
Considering the word "man" is part of new moniker, I'll just shorten their name to the Washington Commies.
lostrune2
Lol, they got leaked before the official announcement - when people could see the name through the glass panels of the team's merchandise store
JustAGoodOleBoy
Washington Wokes would be so much more fitting.
nandakandamanda
Quote: “It follows the desire of team president Jason Wright and coach Ron Rivera for the new name to have a connection to the U.S. military.”
So how about US Cavalry?
John Noun
Look like the CMU Chippewas
sf2k
Americans love freedom, but not great on resolving discrimination. At least it's a step. No doubt many on the post will not like it but it's a necessary change.
Laguna
I was hoping they'd go with the "Potomics." At least it would have made sense geographically.
Paustovsky
Why do they even need a name ? Can't think of a US sports team name that doesn't sound like it was made up by a committee of 5 year olds.
Mocheake
The Washington Capitol Rioters would have been nice or maybe the Insurrectionists. The Obelisks has a nice ring to it too.
The Original Wing
The name "Commanders" is fine, I guess. It's not particularly interesting or exciting, but it's not terrible either. Those uniforms on the other hand... woof. Uuuuugly. I hate the monotone look. The burgundy jersey needs white pants, and vice versa.
I'm also far from the kind of person to jump on the "woke" bandwagon, but I have to admit that - whether it's blatantly offensive or not - calling explicit attention to skin color is not a good angle for a sports team. It needed a change, despite the tradition.
Sven Asai
My guess, they are neither commanders nor have they red skin. lol
Speed
How about the "January 6ers"?
Speed
Let's all forget about the indians.
GW
Kinda lame......
Blacklabel
lame. no originality at all.
TokyoLiving
Pathetic...
Arrrgh-Type
As has already been pointed out by many others online, this name will almost certainly be colloquially shortened to "Commies". The Washington Commies... maybe that's not exactly what the team had in mind.
Chico3
I will always call them the Redskins.
dagon
There were other unfortunate legacies related to the Washington football team fight song:
Contrary to an frequently repeated story, the song's original first stanza never ended with the line "Fight for old Dixie". It was however implemented during the 1950s as part of Marshall's campaign to brand his club as "The Team of the South".
dagon
From 1932 until two seasons ago, Washington had used the name Redskins — which offended Native Americans and others.
It was a dumb name and always has been. I wonder if they will change the lyrics of the famous "Hail to..." fight song.
Yrral
How about Dem boys
David Brent
Jesus wept.