Commanders New Uniforms
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The Commanders first teased a new look for their uniforms last week by releasing a video of boxes containing uniforms and a Riddell helmet arriving at the BigBear.ai Performance Center at Commanders Park.
The Washington Commanders are going to lookvery different next season. The front office has been on a mission to bring in younger talent after hosting theoldest roster in over a decade last year. As a result, the Commanders signed 23new or restructured contracts since the end of their 2025 campaign, the most in the league. But beyond the literal makeup of their roster, they are also going to look different visually as well.
The Commanders are set to debut new uniforms on April 15th. While the team hasn’t dropped an official photo yet, they did tease them in a recenthype video. The video features members of the Commanders’ free agency class peaking at the new design.
“That’s tough!” safety Jeremy Reaves proclaimed.
Based on the video, the players were loving what they were seeing. While these uniforms are helping to usher in the future era of Washington football, the design is actually intended to blend past and present.
Washington Commanders’ New Uniforms Are Meant To Honor The Past
Washington Commanders senior writer Zach Selby broke down the impact Josh Harris has made on the team’s recent uniform updates since he took over as Managing Partner in 2023.
In 2024, the team brought back the iconic gold pants, and last season, it revealed its “Super Bowl Era” uniforms and helmets that resembled the ones the franchise wore during their championship seasons,” Selby wrote.
Washington Super Bowls
GettyWashington won Super Bowl XVII in 1983 over the Miami Dolphins, XXII in 1988 over the Denver Broncos, and XXVI in 1992 over the Buffalo Bills.
During the NFL’s Annual League Meetings, Harris revealed why the team’s uniform trend will continue.
“The priority is honoring our past and then looking to the future; updating but not forgetting about our heritage, who we are and honoring that,”Harris said. “And we have a bunch of things up our sleeves. I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but we’re going to continue to embrace our past, but then update it. And so, stay tuned.”
Selby notes that Harris grew up watching the team and witnessed their consistent dominance across three Super Bowl wins. The uniform alterations are cemented in a mentality to get back to their winning ways.
“There are many ways to honor our past, and you’re seeing how we treat athletes and bringing back some of our past superstars,” Harris said. “So, all those things go into it.”
New uniforms appear to be just the latest cherry on top for Commanders fans this offseason, as the organization has been extremely active. With the draft two weeks away, another large reveal remains in the wings.
Commanders Have Flexibility In The First Round Of The NFL Draft
One of the positives when you spend nearly$253 million in free agency is that you add a lot of players that fill a lot of gaps. The Commanders have addressed several of their roster’s biggest areas of concern before the 2026 NFL Draft, which begins on April 23rd. With the seventh overall pick in hand and no glaring weak points on the roster, general manager Adam Peters and his team can look for the best player available.
Mock drafts have spawned the Commanders’ pick all over the place, so it’ll remain to be seen who the team truly values the most when they are on the clock. Washington looks eager to prove that last season was a fluke. All these changes appear to be in the hopes of reclaiming the greatness Harris witnessed growing up.