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The new name, the Washington Commanders, was announced on February 2, 2022. [28] In its press release, the team made no mention of the racial controversy, instead emphasizing the military symbolism of the graphic elements in the redesigned "W" primary logo that goes along with the new name.
[1] [2] [3] The new name, Washington Commanders, was announced on February 2, 2022. [4] The team was one of the leading examples of the Native American mascot controversy, as the Redskins name itself is defined as derogatory or insulting in American
The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. Washington won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championship games and Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. Washington has finished a season as league runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games and Super Bowls VII and XVIII.
The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly became the Washington Football Team, before choosing the Washington Commanders as their permanent name in 2022. [1]
In July 2023 a Washington Commanders fan started a Change.org petition asking that the team name be changed back to Redskins. [7] Subsequently, news reports began attributing the petition to NAGA, [8] followed by reports that NAGA would start a boycott similar to that affecting Anheuser-Busch.
The Washington Redhawks was a culture jam created by a group of Native Americans to draw attention to the Washington Redskins name controversy. In 2020, the team retired the Redskins branding amidst the removal of many names and images as part of the George Floyd protests. The football team was renamed the Washington Commanders in 2022.
This category is for articles related to the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Commanders. There are separate categories for each era of the franchise: There are separate categories for each era of the franchise:
The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020 , the team retired the Redskins name after controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022 . [ 1 ]