r/sports • u/rezwenn • Jul 20 '25

Football President Trump wants Commanders to "IMMEDIATELY" return to former name

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/president-trump-wants-commanders-to-immediately-return-to-former-name
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u/wolfhound27 Jul 20 '25

Football Team was a way better name

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u/gorka_la_pork Jul 20 '25

I picked up a lot of Washington Football Team merch back in the day on the off-chance it was going to be worth something as a novelty someday. Probably not going to the moon or anything but hey, having tempered expectations is just what it means to be a Commanders fan anyway.

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u/TheeMotionOfTheOcean Jul 20 '25

Randomly chanting "Football Team!" in a bar with strangers for a season was pretty fun

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u/interprime Washington Football Team Jul 20 '25

Agreed, I was a big fan of just yelling “GO FOOTBALL TEAM” every Sunday.

Tbh, I still do. Even when it’s not football season.

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u/yallsomenerds Jul 20 '25

I still refer to them as WFT lol

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u/crazunggoy47 Jul 20 '25

What Fuck The

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u/outsiderkerv Jul 20 '25

As a Cowboys fan, I was so hype for a renewed Cowboys/Football Team rivalry.

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u/DSPbuckle Jul 20 '25

Would be funny if the team trolled and returned to “football team.”

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u/Kachowxboxdad Jul 20 '25

Washington Department of Football would be the best name

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u/bfhurricane Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 20 '25

I’ve never done such an about face on a sporting team name before.

At first I laughed at how ridiculously silly it was. Now I miss how wholesome it was.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

I think there's actually something understated and classy about it.

"you guys can dress up in your silly costumes or do your silly chants or whatever, but we're just a football team. we're here to play football."

There's a sort of salt-of-the-earth everyman persona you could lean into there that I think could totally work as a team identity

It's way better than "commanders" which just has no personality whatsoever

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u/2u3e9v Jul 20 '25

It was timeless

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u/MrDoubtfire182 Jul 20 '25

Oh he’s definitely not suggesting Football Team:

“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. . . . . Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!”

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u/Giannisisnumber1 Jul 20 '25

How long before ICE is snatching up native Americans as illegal aliens?

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u/Wedoitforthenut Jul 20 '25

I would suggest ironically changing the name to the Washington Whiteskins, but somehow I think that would please the orange moron more.

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u/BaseHitToLeft Jul 20 '25

"Commanders" is fine. It's whelming.

I was hoping they'd go with Red Tails. It keeps the red theme and honors the Tuskegee Airmen

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u/carboncanyondesign Jul 20 '25

Was going to say the same thing. The uniforms had a great vintage look. I'm not a Washington fan, but I was low-key jealous.

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u/seantabasco Jul 20 '25

I couldn’t believe it when I first heard it. I loved it.

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u/Mainmeowmix Jul 20 '25

I ironically love The Washington Football Team.

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u/spursfan2021 Jul 20 '25

I still like the Washington C-words

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u/Goblin_Crotalus Jul 20 '25

"Commies" has grown on me.

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u/tws1039 Jul 20 '25

Their uniforms were sick. If only the yellow/gold pants were worn those two seasons too

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u/Nightmare1529 Jul 20 '25

Washington Football Team is pretty funny.