Washington Football Team announces new Commanders name, confirming Idaho rumor

Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an occasion to unveil the NFL soccer workforce’s new id on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md.

Patrick Semansky, Related Press

The Washington Soccer Staff period is over, because the workforce from the nation’s capital metropolis will tackle a brand new moniker — the Washington Commanders.

The information: The workforce — previously referred to as the Washington Redskins — made the announcement on NBC’s “At the moment” present Wednesday morning.

Why it issues: “The much-anticipated announcement lastly closes the workforce’s 87-year chapter because the Redskins and marks the beginning of a brand new period — at the very least aesthetically, with the hope Commanders each resonates with followers and displays the make-up of the Washington space, residence to the Pentagon and bases for each department of the army,” in keeping with The Washington Submit.

Flashback: The East Idaho Information reported final week that the Idaho tech firm MarkMonitor, which has a headquarters at The Village at Meridian, Idaho, obtained the brand new Commanders.com area identify.

• MarkMonitor reportedly registers NFL workforce web sites and emblems for all however six of the groups, per Sporting Information.
• Richmond Occasions-Dispatch confirmed that the earlier proprietor of Commanders.com had offered the web site.

The underside line: The period of the Washington Redskins and Washington Soccer Staff is over. Now, we start a brand new part the place the Washington Commanders look to make method within the NFL.