Total Pro Sports
In July 2020, The Washington Commanders decided to do away with the Redskins nickname.
Big-name retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target, as well as Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods, all removed Redskins merchandise from their websites the previous week, which basically forced the franchise to proceed with getting rid of it.
The name change for the ‘Redskins’ has been a hotly contested debate for decades. The team name is widely held to be a racist slur against Native Americans.
The team changed its name to the “Football Team” before settling on the Commanders.
For the past few years, some Native Americans and others have been fighting for the Washington Commanders to restore that original name.
They have finally made a decision.
The Commanders do not plan to change their name back to the Redskins.
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: The Commanders will NOT be changing their name back to the Redskins despite President Donald Trump's recent remarks.
The POTUS believes the name should've never been changed.
(via @TMZ) pic.twitter.com/Cy6AlVbTx0
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 8, 2025
Commanders owner Josh Harris told Bret Baier on “Special Report” in April that the Redskins name wouldn’t be coming back.
“The Commanders’ name actually has taken on an amazing kind of element in our building,” Harris said.
“So, the people that certain types of players that are tough, that love football, are delegated Commanders, and Jayden [Daniels], for example, is a Commander, and they’re ranked.
“And, you know, the business staff has gotten into it, and obviously, we’re in a military city here. There’s more military personnel than anywhere else, so we’re kind of moving forward with the Commanders name, excited about that, and not looking back.”
If it were up to President Donald Trump, Washington would never have changed its name.
The NFL team currently goes by the Washington Commanders, but Trump says he would’ve kept the old name, Redskins, as if he owned the organization.
When asked if the NFL’s Washington Commanders should change their name back to the Washington Redskins, he didn’t hold back.
“You want me to make a controversial statement? I would [change it back],” Trump told reporters on Sunday.
“I wouldn’t have changed the name… It doesn’t have the same ring to me.”
Trump thinks any team that wins will stick with fans no matter what.
“But, you know, winning can make everything sound good,” Trump continued. “So, if they’re winning, all of a sudden, Commanders sounds good. But I wouldn’t have changed the name.”
