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President Donald Trump launched a curved bullet in the NFL world during the weekend when he threatened to put the RFK stadium site for Washington Commanders in danger if they do not change his name in Redskins.
Phil Mendelson, president of the Washington council, DC, suggested at 106.7 the DC fan in the program “Grant & Danny” that he would have “no problem” with a potential name change.
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Flanked by members of the municipal council and other city leaders, Washington, DC, President of the Council, Phil Mendelson, is expressed during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 10, 2025. (Craig Hudson for the Washington Post via Getty Images)
“He suggested that the previous opposition of the DC of the team returning to the city while the Redskins did more to see with Dan Snyder than in the name,” wrote Radio Grant Paulsen about Mendelson. “Suggested that he would have no problem with DC welcoming the team with the name Redskins now.”
He seemed to be the last sign of support for this decision since Trump made two social publications of truth during the nickname weekend.
The secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Scott Turner, who played for the Redskins, supported the move on Sunday.
“The Washington ‘What’s’ should immediately change its name to the Washington Redskins football team. There is a big complaint for that,” Trump wrote first. “Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a legendary past.
“Our great Indians, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their inheritance and their prestige are systematically removed from them.
Then he threatened to put the commanders’ agreement to take over the old RFK stadium site in Jeopardy if they do not return to the name.
Football presented to President Donald Trump is represented while Trump speaks during an event to announce that the draft of the NFL 2027 will be held at the National Mall, in the Oval Oval Office of the White House on Monday May 5, 2025 in Washington, DC, DC, (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
Managing Director of Commanders, Mayor of DC implied by Trump’s comments on the name of the team
“My declaration on Washington Redskins has completely exploded, but only in a very positive way,” wrote Trump in a second social article. “I can put a restriction on which if they do not change the name in the original” Washington Redskins “, and get rid of the ridiculous nickname,” Washington commanders “, I will not agree to build a stadium in Washington. The team would be much more precious, and the agreement would be more exciting for everyone.”
Daniel Snyder changed the name of the Washington team of the Washington Redskins to the Washington football team before the start of the 2020 season in the middle of a summer of racial tensions. The team finally became the commanders of Washington, and Snyder sold the team to Josh Harris.
Harris said on the “special report” of PK Press Club Channel in April that the team would not bring the names of the Redskins even with plans to build a new stadium in Washington, DC
“The names of the commanders actually took an incredible element in our building,” said Harris to the Bret Baier’s question on the names of the Redskins which goes up as part of this new stadium agreement. “Thus, people that certain types of players are hard, who love football, are delegated commanders and Jayden [Daniels]For example, is a commander and they are classified.
The owner of the Washington Commanders team Josh Harris is expressed during an event that reveals plans to host the NFL 2027 draft in DC with President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Oval Bureau of the White House on May 5, 2025 in Washington, DC, DC (Annabelle Gordon for the Washington Post via Getty Images)
“And, you know, corporate staff have entered, and obviously, we are in a military city here. There are more military staff than everywhere else, so we are moving forward with the names of the commanders, excited about it, and not looking back.”
