Washington Commanders

Team founder George Preston Marshall with head coach Ray Flaherty, 1937

Marshall talking to players Wayne Millner, Charlie Malone, Vic Carroll, Bill Young, Ed Michaels, and Jim Garber in 1937, their first season in Washington, D.C.

1961 American Nazi Party placard denouncing Marshall's integration of black players

U.S. president Richard Nixon meeting with the team, 1971

Head coach Joe Gibbs won Super Bowls in 1982, 1987, and 1991. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Quarterback Joe Theismann won the 1983 NFL MVP award

Washington's three Vince Lombardi Trophies at the team's Ashburn, Virginia, headquarters

Daniel Snyder, the team's owner from 1999 until 2023, is considered to be one of the worst owners in the history of professional sports.

Sean Taylor, the team's first-round draft choice in 2004, died after being shot by home invaders in 2007. His jersey number 21 was later retired by the team.

Quarterback Robert Griffin III, the team's first-round draft choice in 2012, was named Offensive Rookie of the Year after leading the team to their first division title since 1999.

$After recovering from a leg fracture sustained in 2018 and subsequent life-threatening infections, quarterback Alex Smith helped lead the team to a NFC East division title in 2020 and earned the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.$ Quarterback Jayden Daniels, selected second overall in the 2024 draft, was the Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting several team and NFL rookie records.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels, selected second overall in the 2024 draft, was the Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting several team and NFL rookie records.

The uniform style most commonly worn by the team from the 1980s to the early 2010s

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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932, were renamed the Boston Redskins the following year, and became the Washington Redskins upon moving to Washington, D.C., in 1937. The Redskins name and logo drew criticism for decades before they were retired in 2020 as part of a wave of name changes during a period of racial unrest in the United States. The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.
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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932, were renamed the Boston Redskins the following year, and became the Washington Redskins upon moving to Washington, D.C., in 1937. The Redskins name and logo drew criticism for decades before they were retired in 2020 as part of a wave of name changes during a period of racial unrest in the United States. The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.

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