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===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Retired numbers
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Washington Commanders|year=2024|border=2}}"|Number
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Washington Commanders|year=2024|border=2}}"|Player
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Washington Commanders|year=2024|border=2}}"|Position
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Washington Commanders|year=2024|border=2}}"|Tenure
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Washington Commanders|year=2024|border=2}}"|Retired in
|-
| '''9''' || [[Sonny Jurgensen]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1964–1974 || 2023
|-
| '''21''' || [[Sean Taylor]] || [[Free safety|FS]] || 2004–2007 || 2021
|-
| '''28''' || |[[Darrell Green]] || |[[Cornerback|CB]] || 1983–2002 || 2024
|-
| '''33''' || [[Sammy Baugh]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] / [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] / [[Punter (football)|P]] || 1937–1952 || 1953
|-
| '''49''' || [[Bobby Mitchell]] || [[Halfback (American football)|HB]] / [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1962–1968 || 2020
|}

Some numbers are unofficially retired and are withheld from being selected by other players.
* 7 [[Joe Theismann]], QB, 1974–1985
* 42 [[Charley Taylor]], WR, 1964–1977
* 43 [[Larry Brown (running back)|Larry Brown]], RB, 1969–1976
* 44 [[John Riggins]], RB, 1976–1979, 1981–1985
* 65 [[Dave Butz]], DT, 1975–1988
* 70 [[Sam Huff]], LB, 1964–1969
* 81 [[Art Monk]], WR, 1980–1993

The use of unofficial retired numbers drew controversy during [[Steve Spurrier]]'s first year as head coach in 2002.<ref name="retirednumbers">{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2002 |title=Theismann's No. 7 taken out of circulation again |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/redskins/2002-05-13-qb-number.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207235602/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/redskins/2002-05-13-qb-number.htm |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |access-date=February 19, 2008 |website=USA Today}}</ref> Quarterbacks [[Danny Wuerffel]] and [[Shane Matthews]] first wore 7 and 9 respectively during training camp. The resulting controversy led to them switching to 17 and 6.<ref name="retirednumbers" /> [[Dwayne Haskins]], the team's first-round selection in the [[2019 NFL draft]], received permission from Theismann to wear number 7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2019 |title=Theismann gives Haskins permission to wear no. 7 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26648061/theismann-gives-haskins-ok-wear-no-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502000841/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26648061/theismann-gives-haskins-ok-wear-no-7 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=May 2, 2019 |website=ESPN}}</ref>