Eric Dickerson is one of the greatest running backs in football history. During his college career at SMU, Dickerson rushed for 4,450 yards and scored 45 touchdowns.
Dickerson then became the No. 2 overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft. He played 11 seasons with four teams, rushing for over 13,000 yards and scoring 96 touchdowns. Dickerson is a member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Now, the 63-year-old Dickerson works in the Rams front office as the vice president of business development. Dickerson spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with Los Angeles.
Dickerson played three games against the then-Washington Redskins during his career. During those days, Washington was one of the NFL’s flagship franchises.
Things are much different these days. Dickerson has followed the Commanders some and, like many Washington fans, hates the new name.
“I still call them the Redskins…..Commanders, I mean, I’m not in Washington, but I hate that name,” Dickerson said on “BMitch and Finlay” on 106.7 The Fan Friday, courtesy of Lou DiPietro of Audacy. “I have friends here in L.A. that are on the tribes, and they love the name Redskins, but, you know, it’s a whole different thing.”
Now under new ownership, it’s possible Washington could look at changing its name again. While far from a certainty, ownership hasn’t ruled it in or out.
As far as the 2023 team, Dickerson isn’t impressed.
“I watched them early in the season, and they would play really hard but lose games, and they would be the team that I think they shouldn’t be,” Dickerson said. “Then the last couple weeks, man, they just fell off the map. When you’re watching a team that’s not playing good and losing, you don’t want to watch that anymore.”
Washington fans would likely agree with almost everything Dickerson said on Friday.
The Commanders travel to Los Angeles to face the Rams on Sunday.
