A year after announcing plans for a name change, Washington, DC's NFL team has settled on Commanders. The update comes after receiving years of criticism for the previous nickname deemed highly offensive by Native American groups and communities.

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Washington Football Team Finally Gets Its New Name: Commanders

Washington, D. C. S. Football team has officially been renamed the commanders. The change comes more than a year and a half after the team first announced it was retiring its former name Back in July of 2020 after kickback. The term was deeply insensitive and essentially a slur toward native American groups. Now, prior to the formal announcement from the team, the new name was actually leaked in a video viewed millions of times on Twitter when a local news helicopter was able to get a glimpse of the banner, donning the new name by zooming in through a stadium window. No privacy these days, but definitely a better name there. Alicia, a good win for the local news teams, um, that managed to get.