Majority of Commanders fans hate franchise's name

Washington, D.C., residents and sports fans can’t get behind the Commanders — or, at least, their name.

In 2020, the Washington Redskins football team temporarily changed its name to the Washington Football Team after criticism that the former name was racist toward Native Americans. Then in 2022, the NFL team’s new name, the Commanders, was unveiled, much to the disappointment of fans. A citywide Washington Post poll taken the month of the team’s new name reveal showed that 49% of district residents disliked the name, including 17% who said they hated it.