Washington’s NFL team unveils its new name: Commanders
LA TimesWashington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name unveiled Wednesday comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from sponsors. “We continue to honor and represent the Burgundy and Gold while forging a pathway to a new era in Washington.” Washington joins Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians among North American major professional sports teams abandoning names linked to Native Americans. As the Commanders, Washington keeps the same burgundy and gold colors that were around for the team’s three Super Bowl championships in its 1980s and early ’90s glory days. After the investigation by attorney Beth Wilkinson’s firm, the league fined Washington $10 million and Snyder temporarily ceded day-to-day operations of the team to his wife, Tanya, while he focused on a new stadium agreement.
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