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Washington Commanders Unveiled as New Nickname with New Logo, Uniforms and Design

Bleacher Report | February 2, 2022

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The Washington NFL team will now be known as the Commanders after the organization announced the name change Wednesday.

In addition to a new name, Washington showed off its new logo and uniforms in the following video on Twitter:

Washington Commanders

One legacy. One unified future. <br><br>We are the Washington Commanders <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeCommand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeCommand</a> <a href="https://t.co/Eav9NOV5Mm">pic.twitter.com/Eav9NOV5Mm</a>

The new name will take effect for the 2022 season after spending 2020-21 as the Washington Football Team.

Owner Dan Snyder first announced in July 2020 the organization would be "retiring" the Redskins moniker that had been with the organization since 1933 in Boston.

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