Commanders exec makes clear going back to Redskins nickname is 'not something we're able to do'

The Washington Commanders’ nickname has been a thorny contented for the enactment since it changed from the Redskins earlier the commencement of the 2020 season.

The shot squad had been known as the Redskins since 1933, erstwhile the squad was primitively based successful Boston. The franchise won 3 Super Bowls and 2 NFL Championships arsenic the Redskins. But continued racism accusations implicit the nickname and a summertime of radical unrest made erstwhile squad proprietor Daniel Snyder officially determination connected from it altogether.

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Dec. 4, 2016, Glendale, AZ: Detailed presumption of a Washington Redskins logo connected a helmet against the Arizona Cardinals astatine University of Phoenix Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

The Redskins changed to the Washington Football Team and past to the Commanders successful 2022.

Even arsenic petitions and rallies person called for the squad to instrumentality to their aged nickname, squad selling enforcement Patrick Arthur made wide to The Washington Post that determination was nary going back.

"We would emotion to person them backmost erstwhile they’re ready," helium said successful communicative published Friday. "Honestly, it’s connected their terms. As our ownership has said, we’re not going backmost to the aged name. That’s not thing we’re capable to do. But we’re going to transportation arsenic galore traditions (as we can), and a batch of what we bash (is) going to grant the past. And erstwhile they’re acceptable to travel back, we can’t hold to person them, whether it’s wearing our merchandise oregon wearing the aged gear."

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) celebrates aft catching a six-yard touchdown walk from backmost Jayden Daniels (5) during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, successful Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Arthur added that it was "important" to constitute a caller section successful the organization’s history.

Now, the caller section is firmly with backmost Jayden Daniels astatine the helm. He’s garnered Offensive Rookie of the Year attraction done the archetypal six weeks of the season.

Blackfoot main John Two Guns White Calf, left, who served arsenic the inspiration for the Washington Redskins logo (right), which represented the NFL franchise connected the tract from 1972 to 2020. The franchise's archetypal logo from its founding successful 1932 was inspired by Lenni Lenape main Tammany, dubbed "The Patron Saint of America" by the Founding Fathers and the procreation that fought the American Revolution.  (Getty Images)

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Daniels has 1,404 passing yards and six touchdown passes arsenic Washington held power of the AFC East with a 4-2 grounds aft Week 6.

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