As Yogi Berra reportedly said, It’s deja vu all over again.
The Washington Commanders JUST changed their name a year ago, and thank goodness they did. But there hasn’t been a ton of enthusiasm about that name, either.
And now that the NFL franchise has new owners in Josh Harris, Magic Johnson and others, there’s some buzz — per ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. — that “there’s a reasonable chance the team will be rebranded.”
When could it happen? Not so fast, as he points out. They can’t just ditch their name and uniforms with under a couple of months to go until the 2023 season.
But if that does happen? There are a ton of suggestions for what it should be:
Yes it’s accurate that I believe there’s a reasonable chance the team will be rebranded. But it won’t happen until after this season, at the earliest.
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) July 21, 2023
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Washington Football Team
Why not go back to the one that was the name before it? IT WAS THE BEST! It sounded like a soccer team.
MORE: Why Washington Football Team is the best name by far
Hot take?
The Washington Football team was an elite name. pic.twitter.com/fIyZmcX8RJ
— Nick Karns (@karnsies817) July 21, 2023
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Red Wolves
One of the many names we saw suggested back when the first change happened.
Redwolves
— Matt 🐘 (@MelonMatt93) July 21, 2023
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Redtails
Lots of buzz around this one.
REDTAILS PLEASE@ pic.twitter.com/7UgBTjR0qT
— Avoid_Lloyd95🖤💛 (@Dragon23s) July 21, 2023
I also think there is something here with this “Washington Redtails” concept by @CfieldsVFL / @Commanders #NFLTwitter pic.twitter.com/RJhJvasPZW
— Carrington Gupte (@CarringtonGupte) July 21, 2023
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Hogs
A name connected to their history.
Hogs
A name the fan base can get behind, or Red Hogs in the least. https://t.co/rcBn0VHWuO
— allthings18 (@ALLTHINGS18) July 21, 2023
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Sentinels
Hilarious but no. It’s from The Replacements!
Time to do what you should have done last time. https://t.co/kmy23jsaq9 pic.twitter.com/Hgwqc2d0Hj
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) July 21, 2023
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Pigskins
Sort of like Hogs.
Back on my Washington Pigskins agenda https://t.co/hvPNKiSK6G
— Mal (@bigbluemal) July 21, 2023