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The big announcement ends 18 months of research, focus groups and fan submissions for the organizations new identity and brand.

Washington has some new Commanders in town.

Washington has some new Commanders in town. The NFL team announced its new name on Wednesday, 18 months after fresh pressure from sponsors helped convince the once-storied franchise to drop its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans. The organization committed to avoiding Native American imagery in its rebrand after being called the Washington Football Team the past two seasons.

Washington has some new Commanders in town.

On Wednesday, NBC’s Today show used the exclusive announcement of the new name for the Washington Football Team – formerly the Redskins – on its air to wail about the team’s previous “racist” name and declare that the NFL has “a race problem.” It’s fitting that the announcement took place on NBC given how the ultra-woke network spent years attacking the sports franchise and demanding the name Redskins be banned.

The former Washington Football Team announced a new name, the Commanders. Here's how the name and logo came to be after 18 months of deliberation.

The new name was unveiled 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.

The new name was unveiled 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.

The move comes 20 months after the club “retired” the name Redskins.

The franchise announced that their name will officially be the Commanders, while also unveiling a new logo and uniform.