The Washington Commanders are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL. They have won multiple Super Bowl titles and have over the years been among the most profitable sports organizations worldwide.
But that was all from a time when they were not the "Commanders.''
The moniker "Redskins'' was dumped in 2020 when the organization shifted away from the perceived racist connotations of the slur towardsNative Americans.
So just like that, in a sense, over 80 years of team history were altered.
It remains a point of debate even now, and the President of the United States this week offered up his opinion.
Donald Trump has his own history with the NFL after showing interest in buying a team during the 1980s, eventually settling on ownership in the USFL.
And now? The financial mogul turned leader of the free world isn't above responding to some of the league's biggest questions. ...
For instance ... whether the Commanders should change their name back to the Redskins.
"Well, you want me to make a controversial statement? I would (change back)," Trump said to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, on Sunday. "I wouldn't have changed the name. But that's their ... it just doesn't have the same ring to me."
Trump later acknowledged that the team's recent success (a run to the conference title game in 2024) makes the new logo and name more palatable.
No matter which side you are on, Trump's thoughts have already been considered by new Commanders owner Josh Harris who has made it clear that he isn't interested in returning to the team's old identity.
So Washington marches on ... as do "controversial statements'' about D.C.'s favorite football team.