Editing Washington Commanders (section)

==Logos and uniforms==
[[File:Washington Redskins wordmark.svg|thumb|Redskins wordmark (1971–2019)]]
[[File:Redskins uniforms19.png|thumb|left|upright=.7|The uniform style most commonly worn by the team from the 1980s to the 2010s]]
The franchise's primary colors are burgundy and gold.<ref name="WashingtonCommanders" /><ref name="WSHCommUniforms" /><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Washington Commanders Team Capsule|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2024/2024_Record_and_Fact_Book_incl_Supplemental.pdf#page=231|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|title=2024 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2024/2024_Record_and_Fact_Book_incl_Supplemental.pdf|date=July 22, 2024|access-date=May 20, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1961 through 1978, Washington wore gold pants with both the burgundy and white jerseys, although details of the jerseys and pants changed a few times during this period. Gold face masks were introduced in 1978 and remain as such to this day; previous to that they were grey. Throughout most of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Washington was just one of three other teams that primarily wore their white jerseys at home (the others being the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[Miami Dolphins]]). The tradition of wearing white jerseys over burgundy pants at home, which is considered the "classic" look, was started by [[Joe Gibbs]] when he took over as coach in 1981. Gibbs was an assistant for the [[San Diego Chargers]] in 1979 and 1980 when the team wore white at home under head coach [[Don Coryell]].

Their burgundy jerseys were primarily used only when the opposing team decided to wear white at home, which came mostly against the Dallas Cowboys and was normally worn over white pants. It was worn on the road against other teams that prefer to wear white at home for games occurring early in the season. From 1981 through 2000, Washington wore their white jerseys over burgundy pants at home almost exclusively. In 1994, as part of a league-wide celebration of the NFL's 75th anniversary, during certain games, the team wore special uniforms which emulated the uniforms worn by the team in its inaugural season in Washington in 1937. Both worn over gold pants, the burgundy jerseys featured gold numbers bordered in white and the white jerseys featured burgundy numbers bordered in gold. The most distinctive feature of both colors of the jersey was the patches worn on both sleeves, which were a reproduction of the patches worn on the full-length sleeves of the 1937 jerseys. Worn with these uniforms was a plain burgundy helmet with a gold facemask.

In 2001, the team wore burgundy for all home games in the preseason and regular season per a decision by Marty Schottenheimer, their coach for that year. In 2002, the team celebrated the passing of 70 years since its creation as the Boston Braves in 1932 and wore a special home uniform, a burgundy jersey over gold pants, which roughly resembled the home uniforms used from 1969 to 1978. The helmets used with this special home uniform during that year were a reproduction of the helmets used by the team from 1965 to 1969, though they wore white at home in Week 1 against the [[Arizona Cardinals]] and again in Week 17, the latter forcing the Cowboys to use their blue jerseys.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Redskins Adopt 'Retro' Look; 70 Greatest Redskins to be Selected |date=February 6, 2002 |url=http://www.redskins.com/story.asp?ContentID=10789 |access-date=July 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021013201106/http://www.redskins.com/story.asp?ContentID=10789 |archive-date=October 13, 2002 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Redskins New Uniforms |url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/newlook/redskins/uniforms.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519170507/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/newlook/redskins/uniforms.html |archive-date=May 19, 2010 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |website=ESPN}}</ref> This special home uniform was also worn during one game in 2003. In 2004, when Gibbs became the coach of the team once again, the team switched back to wearing white jerseys at home; in Gibbs's 16 years as head coach, the team never wore burgundy jerseys at home, even wearing a white throwback jersey in 2007.

Their white jerseys have provided three basic color combinations. The last combination consists of both white jerseys and pants. That particular combination surfaced in the first game of the 2003 season when the team was coached by Steve Spurrier, during a nationally televised game against the [[New York Jets]], which led many sports fans and Redskins faithful alike to point out that they had never seen that particular combination before. The Redskins won six straight games, including one in the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wearing that combination. In the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the eventual 2005 NFC Champion [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], Washington wore the all-white uniforms in hopes that they could keep their streak going; however, they lost 20–10. The white jersey over burgundy pants look reappeared in a home game against the [[Carolina Panthers]] later in 2006.

In celebration of the franchise's 75th anniversary, Washington wore a one-time [[throwback uniform]] for a home game against the [[New York Giants]], based on their away uniform from 1970 to 1971. Players wore a white jersey with three burgundy and two gold stripes on each sleeve and the 75th-anniversary logo on the left chest. The pants were gold, with one white stripe bordered by a burgundy stripe on each side, running down each side. The helmet was gold-colored with a burgundy "R" logo. The helmet and uniform styles were the same as the ones the franchise used during the 1970–71 seasons. [[Vince Lombardi]], who coached Washington in 1969 before dying during the 1970 preseason, was the inspiration behind the helmet. Lombardi pushed for the logo, which sat inside a white circle enclosed within a burgundy circle border, with Native American feathers hanging down from the side because of its similarity to the "G" on the helmets worn by the [[Green Bay Packers]], who he had coached during most of the 1960s.

In a 2008 ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], Washington wore a [[monochrome dress|monochrome]] look by wearing burgundy jerseys over burgundy pants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2008 |title=Roethlisberger leaves at halftime, Leftwich leads Steelers past Skins |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=281103028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107195557/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=281103028 |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> This combination made two further appearances the following season against the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. The Redskins, starting in 2010, began to wear the burgundy jersey paired with the gold pants reminiscent of the George Allen era.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Gary |date=September 12, 2010 |title=Redskins Go For Gold (Pants) In Season Opener |work=Commanders.com |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/redskins-go-for-gold-pants-in-season-opener-3447145 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406193928/https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-go-for-gold-pants-in-season-opener-3447145 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Dan |date=September 12, 2010 |title=Redskins wearing gold pants |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/09/redskins_wearing_gold_pants.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203044356/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/09/redskins_wearing_gold_pants.html |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |access-date=June 21, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Against the [[Tennessee Titans]] later that season, the team matched the gold pants with the usual white jerseys for the first time. Washington wore the same combination against the Giants on the road two weeks later.
[[File:Washington Redskins uniforms.png|thumb|left|upright=.9|The uniform style worn for a period during the 2010s]]
In 2011, the Redskins wore the burgundy jersey and gold pants for five home games and a road game at Dallas, the burgundy jersey with white pants for three home games and a road game at Miami, the white jersey and burgundy pants for five road games, and the white jersey and gold pants for a [[Bills Toronto Series|Bills game in Toronto]]. The following year, the team wore an updated throwback uniform of the 1937 championship team that featured a helmet pattern based on the logo-less leather helmets worn at the time, in a game against the Carolina Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Washington Redskins' alternate unis revealed |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-redskins-throwback-uniforms-out-sunday-0ap1000000088275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121021450/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000088275/article/washington-redskins-alternate-unis-revealed |archive-date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2012 |title=Redskins Launch 80th Anniversary Campaign |work=Commanders.com |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/redskins-launch-80th-anniversary-campaign-7335687 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406193930/https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-launch-80th-anniversary-campaign-7335687 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, a newly implemented NFL rule stated that teams could not wear alternate helmets (thus limiting them to one helmet) on account of player safety. As a result, Washington wore its 1937 throwbacks with the logo removed from the regular helmet in a game versus the [[2013 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chase |first=Chris |date=November 3, 2013 |title=New NFL rule ruins Redskins' iconic throwback uniforms |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/11/redskins-throwbacks-nfl-helmet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115074519/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/11/redskins-throwbacks-nfl-helmet/ |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |website=For The Win|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> That year, the Redskins removed the burgundy collar from their white jerseys in order to have better consistency with the new [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] uniforms that had debuted the previous season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Dan |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Redskins removing burgundy collars from white jerseys |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/05/16/redskins-removing-burgundy-collars-from-white-jerseys/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602044252/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/05/16/redskins-removing-burgundy-collars-from-white-jerseys/ |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

Between 2014 and 2016, the team wore the gold pants with their standard uniforms, although the burgundy pants returned as part of the team's away uniform later in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tesfatsion |first=Master |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Redskins players, and fans, hope the burgundy pants are here to stay |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2016/09/30/redskins-players-and-fans-hope-the-burgundy-pants-are-here-to-stay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203195447/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2016/09/30/redskins-players-and-fans-hope-the-burgundy-pants-are-here-to-stay/ |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> In 2017, Washington resurrected the all-burgundy ensemble as part of the [[NFL Color Rush]]. Nike initially provided an all-gold uniform but team officials called it "garish" and refused to wear it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Michael |title=Redskins push back against wearing 'garish' uniforms Thursday against Cowboys |url=https://www.fredericksburg.com/sports/redskins-push-back-against-wearing-garish-uniforms-thursday-against-cowboys/article_a91cf57c-9176-5a19-9c88-cd9694d5c05a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101201755/https://www.fredericksburg.com/sports/redskins-push-back-against-wearing-garish-uniforms-thursday-against-cowboys/article_a91cf57c-9176-5a19-9c88-cd9694d5c05a.html |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |website=Fredericksburg.com |date=November 28, 2017 |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref> In 2018, Washington replaced the gold pants with white for the majority of their home games.
[[File:Washington football team unif.png|thumb|upright=.7|Washington Football Team uniforms (2020–2021)]]
During their two season as the Washington Football Team in 2020 and 2021, their logo was a simple "W" with the helmets having player numbers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D. Sykes |first=Mike |title=See the Washington Football Team's new updated uniforms |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/07/washington-football-team-uniforms-2020-season |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725230035/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/07/washington-football-team-uniforms-2020-season |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020 |website=USA Today}}</ref> The Commanders rebranding included new logos and uniforms featuring military-inspired motifs. The primary home uniform remained burgundy with gold and white stripes with the letters having a gold base. The team name is placed atop the numbers in front, which were also gold and trimmed in white. The road white uniform features burgundy and white gradient numbers with black trim, along with burgundy and white gradient and black sleeve stripes. Both sets are paired with either burgundy or white pants. The alternate black uniform features the team name on the left chest in gold, and numbers have a gold base with burgundy trim. Black pants are paired with this uniform with an alternate black helmet having with the "W" logo in front and uniform numbers on each side.<ref name="WSHCommUniforms" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Selby |first=Zach |date=February 2, 2022 |title=4 things to know about the Washington Commanders' new uniforms |work=Commanders.com |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/4-things-to-know-about-the-washington-commanders-new-uniforms |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404081236/https://www.commanders.com/news/4-things-to-know-about-the-washington-commanders-new-uniforms |url-status=live }}</ref> A pig mascot, [[Major Tuddy]], was also unveiled near the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2023 |title=Washington Commanders unveil new hog mascot |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35359751/washington-commanders-unveil-new-hog-mascot |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> In 2024, gold pants returned to the uniform rotation for the first time since 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Selby |first=Zach |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Commanders bring back gold pants for 2024 season |work=Commanders.com |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/commanders-bring-back-gold-pants-for-2024-season |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref>

===Redskins branding controversy===
{{see also|Washington Redskins name controversy|Washington Redskins name opinion polls|label 2=opinion polls}}
The team's former [[Redskin]]s branding, used from 1933 until 2020, was one of the leading examples of the [[Native American mascot controversy]]. Various people and groups, such as the [[National Congress of American Indians]] (NCAI), considered the name a racial slur and attempted to get the team to change it for decades.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hylton |first=J. Gordon |date=January 1, 2010 |title=BEFORE THE REDSKINS WERE THE REDSKINS: THE USE OF NATIVE AMERICAN TEAM NAMES IN THE FORMATIVE ERA OF AMERICAN SPORTS, 1857–1933 |url=https://law.und.edu/_files/docs/ndlr/pdf/issues/86/4/86ndlr879.pdf#page=1 |url-status=dead |journal=North Dakota Law Review |volume=86 |page=879 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616022746/https://law.und.edu/_files/docs/ndlr/pdf/issues/86/4/86ndlr879.pdf#page=1 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2013 |title=NCAI Releases Report on History and Legacy of Washington's Harmful "Indian" Sports Mascot |work=NCAI.org |url=http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2013/10/10/ncai-releases-report-on-history-and-legacy-of-washington-s-harmful-indian-sports-mascot |url-status=dead |access-date=September 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011183011/http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2013/10/10/ncai-releases-report-on-history-and-legacy-of-washington-s-harmful-indian-sports-mascot |archive-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> In a 2013 letter, Snyder stated that while respecting those that say they were offended, a poll conducted by the [[Annenberg Public Policy Center]] in 2004 found that 90% of Native Americans were not.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2013 |title=A Letter from Dan Snyder |url=http://files.redskins.com/pdf/A-Letter-from-Dan-Snyder.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716182200/http://files.redskins.com/pdf/A-Letter-from-Dan-Snyder.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2013 |title=Letter from Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to fans |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/letter-from-washington-redskins-owner-dan-snyder-to-fans/2013/10/09/e7670ba0-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921224312/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/letter-from-washington-redskins-owner-dan-snyder-to-fans/2013/10/09/e7670ba0-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html |archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> This poll was essentially replicated in 2016 by ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Social scientists from the [[University of Michigan]] and [[University of California at Berkeley]] performed a study in 2020 that measured Native American opinion in detail, finding that 49% had responded that the name was offensive, with the level of offense increasing to 67% for those with a stronger involvement in Native American culture.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/02/04/native-mascots-survey/| website=Berkeley News| title=Washington Redskins' name, Native mascots offend more than previously reported| author=Yasmin Anwar| date=February 4, 2020| access-date=September 23, 2023| archive-date=June 25, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625094127/https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/02/04/native-mascots-survey/| url-status=live}}</ref> When the franchise was undergoing a [[Washington Redskins trademark dispute|trademark dispute in 2014]], the ''Washington Post'' announced their editorials would no longer use the "Redskins" name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 22, 2014 |title=Washington Post editorials will no longer use 'Redskins' for the local NFL team |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/washington-post-editorials-will-no-longer-use-redskins-for-the-local-nfl-team/2014/08/22/1413db62-2940-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223162548/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/washington-post-editorials-will-no-longer-use-redskins-for-the-local-nfl-team/2014/08/22/1413db62-2940-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weissman |first=Jordan |date=June 18, 2014 |title=Why Washington's NFL Team Might Not Need to Worry About Losing Its Trademarks |url=https://slate.com/business/2014/06/washington-football-team-loses-trademark-case-why-it-might-not-matter.html |access-date=June 1, 2021 |website=Slate.com |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215413/https://slate.com/business/2014/06/washington-football-team-loses-trademark-case-why-it-might-not-matter.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ESPN updated their employee work policies to allow their reporters to choose how to refer to the team going forward.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deford |first=Frank |date=July 23, 2014 |title=The Washington Football Team That Must Not Be Named |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/07/23/334034480/the-washington-football-team-that-must-not-be-named |access-date=June 1, 2021 |website=NPR |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220824/https://www.npr.org/2014/07/23/334034480/the-washington-football-team-that-must-not-be-named |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=August 23, 2014 |title=ESPN updates its policy regarding use of Redskins team name |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/espn-updates-its-policy-regarding-use-of-redskins-team-name/ |access-date=June 1, 2021 |work=CBS Sports |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081836/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/espn-updates-its-policy-regarding-use-of-redskins-team-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Connolly |first=Matt |date=May 22, 2014 |title=50 Senators Call on Washington Football Team to Change Name |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/senators-washington-nfl-team-name-change/ |access-date=June 1, 2021 |website=MotherJones.com |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214141/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/senators-washington-nfl-team-name-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following a [[United States racial unrest (2020–2023)|period of racial unrest]] triggered by the [[murder of George Floyd]] and subsequent [[George Floyd protests|protests]] in 2020, a letter signed by 87 shareholders and investors was sent to team and league sponsors [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[FedEx]], and [[PepsiCo]] urging them to cut their ties unless the name was changed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keim |first=John |date=July 14, 2020 |title=How the events of 2020 forced the Washington NFL team's name change |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29460299/how-events-2020-forced-washington-nfl-team-name-change |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714200616/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29460299/how-events-2020-forced-washington-nfl-team-name-change |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |website=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McDonald |first=Scott |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Washington Redskins Urged to Lose Name, or Millions in Sponsorships |url=https://www.newsweek.com/washington-redskins-urged-lose-name-millions-sponsorships-1514894 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703123716/https://www.newsweek.com/washington-redskins-urged-lose-name-millions-sponsorships-1514894 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Liz |date=July 10, 2020 |title=In private letter to Redskins, FedEx said it will remove signage if name isn't changed |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/10/private-letter-redskins-fedex-said-it-will-remove-signage-if-name-isnt-changed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714190207/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/10/private-letter-redskins-fedex-said-it-will-remove-signage-if-name-isnt-changed/ |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Around the same time, several retail companies began removing Redskins merchandise from their stores.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2020 |title=Amazon to pull Redskins merchandise while team mulls nickname change |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29430296/amazon-pull-redskins-merchandise-team-reviews-nickname |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715110936/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29430296/amazon-pull-redskins-merchandise-team-reviews-nickname |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tyko |first=Kelly |date=July 6, 2020 |title=Walmart, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods pull Washington Redskins items as team evaluates name |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/06/redskins-merchandise-not-for-sale-target-walmart-stores-name-change/5384674002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714052827/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/06/redskins-merchandise-not-for-sale-target-walmart-stores-name-change/5384674002/ |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In response, the team underwent a review in July 2020 and announced that it would play as the Washington Football Team after retiring its name and logo in wake of the [[List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests|George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=July 13, 2020 |title=Washington retiring nickname, logo; new nickname TBD |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-retires-nickname-logo-new-nickname-tbd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716111601/https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-retires-nickname-logo-new-nickname-tbd |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |access-date=July 16, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Statement From The Washington Redskins Football Team |date=July 13, 2020 |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-redskins-retiring-name-logo-following-review |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=Commanders.com |archive-date=July 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713134913/https://www.redskins.com/news/washington-redskins-retiring-name-logo-following-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

The team rebranded as the Commanders, featuring new logos and uniforms, in 2022.<ref name="WashingtonCommanders">{{cite press release|title=The Washington Football Team is now the Washington Commanders|url=https://www.commanders.com/news/the-washington-football-team-is-now-the-washington-commanders|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Commanders.com|date=February 2, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref><ref name="WSHCommUniforms">{{cite news|last=Shook|first=Nick|title=Washington announces new team name: Washington Commanders|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-commanders-new-team-name|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=February 2, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202132401/https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-commanders-new-team-name|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Please do not remove the URL references from Commanders.com or NFL.com regarding the team's current name from this section or the article. Also, please leave the wiki-code formatting in the |website= field for all URL references from Commanders.com throughout the article as-is and please do not change to |website=Washington Commanders. Thank you. --> In 2023, the [[Native American Guardians Association]] (NAGA) launched a petition to return to the Redskins branding; NAGA later attempted to sue the Commanders for defamation after team management claimed NAGA to be a "fake" association.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Jackson |date=September 25, 2023 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Washington Commanders sued by Native American organization trying to restore old team name |url=https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/exclusive-washington-commanders-sued-by-native-american-organization-trying-to-restore-old-team-name-redskins-native-american-guardians-association-naga-cleveland-kansas-city-chiefs-american-indians-ncai |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=NBC Montana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mordowanec |first=Nick |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Washington Commanders Accused of Defaming Native Americans in Name Fight |website=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/washington-commanders-accused-defaming-native-americans-name-1829702 |access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref> In 2024, [[U.S. Senator]] from Montana [[Steve Daines]] advocated for the NFL to honor [[Blackfeet Nation]] member Blackie Wetzel in recognition of his role in designing the team's former logo depicting a Native American chief based on [[John Two Guns White Calf]], the last chief of the Blackfeet. While Daines sought to honor the legacy without calling for the return of the Redskins branding, some viewed the gesture as insufficient compared to addressing more pressing community needs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szpaller |first=Keila |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Daines advocates that Washington Commanders 'make it right' with Wetzel family |url=https://dailymontanan.com/2024/05/15/daines-advocates-that-washington-commanders-make-it-right-with-wetzel-family/ |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Daily Montanan |language=en-US}}</ref> The Wetzel family stated their desire to regain the rights to the logo to use it to raise awareness about social issues on reservations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caldwell |first1=Dave |title=A Native American designed Washington's logo. Now his family want it back |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/07/a-native-american-designed-washingtons-logo-now-his-family-want-it-back |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> In November 2024, the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]] voted 17–2 to transfer control of the RFK Stadium site to the District of Columbia. The bill's approval came after negotiations between the team, NFL, and Daines to potentially restore the Redskins logo, with portions of merchandise proceeds going to Native American causes.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Coley |first1=Joanne |title=Commanders Urged to Consider Bringing Back Redskins Logo |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/commanders/news/washington-commanders-weighing-bringing-back-redskins-logo |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Salguero |first1=Armando |title=NFL And Congress Discussing Return Of The Washington Redskins Logo |url=https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-congress-discussing-return-washington-redskins-logo |website=[[OutKick]] |date=November 24, 2024 |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>