Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz is back for another NFL season, and can still be a vital piece of the Washington offense.

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal if Washington’s NFL team did not restore its name to a racial slur, despite decades of psychological research showing the negative mental health impacts of Native American mascots.

While the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders have garnered a lot of attention lately, there is one NFC team that has quietly been flying under the radar.

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.”

The 1941 NFL draft was held at the Willard Hotel on Dec. 10, 1940, two days after Chicago shut out Washington in the NFL championship game at Griffith Stadium.

"If the Washington Football Team name catches on and our fans embrace it then we would be happy to have it as our permanent name. I think we have developed a very classy retro look and feel."

The Commanders and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced their deal Monday to construct a new home for the football team in the city at the site the old RFK Stadium, the place the franchise called home ...

Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris, from left, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hold up a signed helmet after an announcement about a ...

Legendary NFL head coach Jon Gruden has been out of the game - from a coaching perspective, anyway - for a couple of years now. The Super Bowl-winning head coach last coached in 2021. He led the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders from 2018-2021,