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Training camp is underway for the Washington Commanders. The team held their first official training camp practice this week as they gear up for another deep pl
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It wasn’t a ‘woke’ decision to change the Washington football team’s name. It was a business call
When President Donald Trump reopened a long-closed conversation about the name of the Washington NFL team, he and others implied that liberal thinking forced the venerable franchise to change its name from Redskins to Commanders in 2022.
President Trump on Sunday publicly demanded that the Washington Commanders change the team name back to the Redskins— labeling them derisively the “Washington Whatever’s.”
Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but President Donald Trump’s remarks about the team name and possibly holding up a stadium deal are making waves just as training camp opens.
Kalen DeBoer is doing just fine as Alabama football’s coach. DeBoer is entering his second season of an $87 million contract, and the money evidently affords him a fairly nice home. Speaking to reporters during Atlanta Falcons training camp, DeBoer’s former Washington quarterback, Michael Penix Jr., marveled at his old head coach’s current digs.
As Alabama football fans anticipate a new starting quarterback and the impact of new OC Ryan Grubb, here's one change in the offense they can expect.
Sometimes, the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence for NFL players. Just look at Sam Darnold last season, as the 2018 No. 3 overall pick went from a draft bust to receiving MVP votes and earning his first Pro Bowl bid with the Minnesota Vikings.
The Steelers got a D on the NFL report card for its locker room facilities and an upgrade is needed like what the Commanders did.
From 2020-22, the team went by the "Washington Football Team" after it retired the former nickname, which many Native Americans believe is a slur, before becoming the "Commanders." Franchise names ...