ASHBURN, Va. (DC News Now) — Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris held a press conference on Monday to discuss future plans of “rebranding” and honoring the team’s past in the season to come.
“As far as rebranding and bringing our past, which you know, obviously I grew up with, and all the Super Bowl championships and our future together, you’re going to see us head back towards you know, honoring our past and bringing it together with our future,” said Harris.
Harris added that there are no plans to change the name.
“In this building the name ‘Commanders’ means something. It means, you know, it’s about players, who love football, are great at football, hit hard, mentally tough, great teammates and so, it’s really meaningful that, that name is growing in meaning,” said Harris, adding that “it’s now being embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff and so, we’re going with that.”
Harris also said that the reason he pushed for the RFK bill to pass was to “bring D.C. to the table” so that it would be a fair negotiation for all three jurisdictions (D.C., Maryland and Virginia).
He added that he’s not offering any specific details or timeline and that Commanders’ ownership is “reacting to the political process” of what each jurisdiction wants to do now that everyone has an even playing field.
Harris made sure to also thank the community for its continuing support of the team.
“Thank you, DMV. We couldn’t have done it without you, you showed up and thank you to our community of fans. I mean, I couldn’t believe when I was out, I went to every game, and I’d see Commanders fans and faithful everywhere I went. And it just grew and grew and grew and I can’t tell you how much it means to all of us here. The team, to feel supported, when they go to war, when we go to war, knowing that the fans are on our corner means a lot to us,” said Harris.
