It's no big secret that not everybody likes the Dallas Cowboys. And it's undoubtedly certain that not everybody likes that they've been referred to as "America's Team" for nearly five decades now.
Now, I'm not going to once again go into how Dallas received this divisive moniker, as I've already done that here, the overarching point being that, contrary to popular opinion, the Cowboys did not give it to themselves.
Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped NFL fans and pundits alike from engaging in countless debates over the years on whether Dallas deserves it.
One such argument popped up just recently with the release of the 2025 regular-season schedule, which will naturally feature the Cowboys in their familiar spot on Thanksgiving Day, their opponent this year being the Kansas City Chiefs.
As one can imagine, given all the success the Chiefs have had since Patrick Mahomes entered the picture, winning three Super Bowls and appearing in another two, many feel Kansas City is the true "America's Team" these days.
If any team could make the claim right now, it's the Chiefs, even if the Cowboys are still more popular (viewership numbers don't lie) and a much more valuable franchise. Those are just facts, folks, so don't come at me saying otherwise.
But now, the Washington Commanders are attempting to insert themselves in the conversation. And we're not talking about a random fan or two here.
Marjorie Harris disses Cowboys, says the Commanders are "America's Team"
Earlier this week, Marjorie Harris, the wife of Washington managing partner Chris Harris and the chair of the Washington Commanders Foundation, was expressing her excitement about the 2027 NFL Draft coming to the District of Columbia in 2027 and casually brought the nickname into play.
"We have so much to look forward to," Harris stated. "And, look, the Commanders are America's Team, and so what better place to have the NFL draft than in the [National] Mall?"
So, a franchise that's had three different names over the last seven seasons, one being incredibly offensive and the other being one of the worst and most bland in sports history, is "America's Team" now? Okay, cool.
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Now, to be fair, the Harris family and their partners have been far better owners than Dan Snyder ever was, and they had nothing to do with the previous names of his historic franchise. And Marjorie Harris has genuinely done a tremendous job in getting the team more involved in the community.
But come on. If the Commanders were a terrible team, which they were for decades after winning their third Super Bowl following the 1991 campaign, would Washington really be involved in this conversation? No.
And yes, I'm fully aware that with the Commanders making the NFC title game this year, the Cowboys are the only team in the NFC not to make a conference championship appearance over the last three decades. And yet, they still get the designation, don't they?
It's not as if the name is all about winning anyway. When Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were winning six Super Bowl titles together, it was argued that the New England Patriots should be called "America's Team." How many people are saying that now?
Even when they're terrible, which has been a frequent thing since their last Lombardi following the 1995 season, the Cowboys command (pun intended) a ridiculous amount of attention. Perhaps that's unfair, and it's easily one of the reasons why so many people hate them.
But Dallas has simply established a better brand than any other organization in the NFL, which is why the name continues to stick.
Sorry, Washington. Just because you play near the nation's capital doesn't make you "America's Team."
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