Commander's CEO makes it clear we are 'not in a position to go back to Redskins nickname'

The Washington Commanders nickname has been a sensitive issue for the organization since moving on from the Redskins before the start of the 2020 season.

The football team had been known as the Redskins since 1933, when the team was originally based in Boston. The franchise won three Super Bowls and two NFL championships as the Redskins. But ongoing accusations of racism over the nickname and a summer of racial unrest led former team owner Daniel Snyder to officially back away from it altogether.

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December 4, 2016, Glendale, AZ: Closeup view of a Washington Redskins logo on a helmet against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

The Redskins moved to the Washington Football Team and then to the Commanders in 2022.

Even as petitions and rallies called for the team to return to its old moniker, team marketing director Patrick Arthur made it clear to the Washington Post that there was no turning back.

“We would like to have them back when they are finished,” he said in the story published Friday. “Honestly, it’s on their terms. As our owner said, we will not go back to the old name. This is not something we can do. But we will carry on as many traditions (as we can) And a lot of what we do is honor the past. And when they're ready to come back, we can't wait to have them, whether they're wearing our merchandise or the old clothes.

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) celebrates after catching a six-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jayden Daniels during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Baltimore (5) caught. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Arthur added that it was “important” to write a new chapter in the organization’s history.

Now the new chapter has firmly begun with quarterback Jayden Daniels at the helm. He was named offensive rookie of the year through the first six weeks of the season.

Blackfoot chief John Two Guns White Calf (left), which served as the inspiration for the Washington Redskins logo (right), which represented the NFL franchise on the field from 1972 to 2020. The franchise's original logo since its inception in 1932 was inspired by Lenni Lenape Chief Tammany, called “the patron saint of America” ​​by the Founding Fathers and the generation that fought the American Revolution. (Getty Images)

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Daniels had 1,404 passing yards and six touchdown passes as Washington held control of the AFC East after Week 6 with a 4-2 record.

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