It’s a new month — February! — and that means we’re super close to finding out the new name of the Washington Football Team.
That’s right, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, WFT will introduce its new moniker and uniforms, nearly two years after the NFL franchise retired its derogatory name in July of 2020. Since then, they’ve been Washington Football Team, which some people like.
There’s been quite a bit of speculation, potential leaks and digging around from fans who have possibly found out the official new name ahead of time, so we decided to round up everything we know leading up to Wednesday. Here’s what we know up to now:
UPDATE: It’s Commanders!
One legacy. One unified future.
We are the Washington Commanders #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/Eav9NOV5Mm
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022
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The announcement is coming on Groundhog Day
Feb. 2, as you may know, is Groundhog Day in the United States, so a lot of fans wondered if that meant the name would be the Washington Groundhogs or the Washington Hogs.
If it’s not the Washington Groundhogs based on the reveal date then they are fools and ruining an American tradition https://t.co/pYB52DcdT2
— Tiffany Oshinsky (@TMOluvsSports) January 4, 2022
Orrrrr could it be the Washington Hogs? They did mention in the video to sticking with history. #WashingtonHogs??? pic.twitter.com/WMPTK8pNbX
— DCHomerSports 🇳🇮 🇺🇸 (@dc_homer) January 4, 2022
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The new name also includes new uniforms
We got a teased look at them … and the look might be pretty good!
The WFT teased details of its new helmets and uniforms.
The NFL is letting teams have multiple helmets again in 2022. pic.twitter.com/OKP2IRxdZW
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) January 4, 2022
Some more details of the burgundy jerseys, showing the shoulder stripes and three stars inside the collar. https://t.co/cyPlnFqEwv pic.twitter.com/u8WOQachpT
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) January 4, 2022
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WashingtonAdmirals.com redirected to WFT's team site, but ...
It may have been a false alarm.
I KNEW THEY WOULD MESS THIS UP!
Guess what directly routes to the team’s website… https://t.co/qXMhZZvA8D
Congrats you played yourself 👏 https://t.co/EPB6k8CSDQ
— Dan Lust 🎙 (@SportsLawLust) January 4, 2022
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The URL "Commanders.com" might be the new site for WFT
Washington Commanders = confirmed.
The https://t.co/yrU1fTNObC domain was transferred from Namecheap to MarkMonitor (same company NFL uses for all their domains) as of 7:34pm EST today.@WashingtonNFL | #WashingtonFootball | #WFT pic.twitter.com/ru53FDSqR4
— Larry Legend (@LarryLegendBTW) January 27, 2022
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Did Joe Theismann reveal it too early?
Guess we’ll find out on Wednesday!
Joe Theisman believes Washington football fans will embrace the new name coming on Wednesday: The Commanders. pic.twitter.com/itHSZQqnX3
— Damon Amendolara (@DAonCBS) January 31, 2022
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A news copter captured what could be a sign at FedEx Field
Footage from our @nbcwashington Chopper4 and it sure looks like "Commanders" is the new #WashingtonFootball team name!
(Unless this is all a giant fake-out…)
Official announcement comes tomorrow on The Today Show pic.twitter.com/4R3L19bcrw
— NBC4 Sports (@NBC4Sports) February 2, 2022
