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The long nightmare of Daniel Snyder’s ownership of the Washington Commanders owner for fans of the franchise appears to be finally over. And, fans are celebrating.
On Friday, the sale of the Commanders to Philadelphia 76ers owner and businessman Josh Harris was approved for a reported price tag of $6 billion. That’s around a $1.5 billion more than the previous record for a sale price in the NFL.
Dan Snyder led a group that purchased the Washington franchise in 1999 for $800 million. Twenty-four years later, he sells the team for $6.05 billion — which comes out to nearly a 700% return on his initial investment.
The $6.05 billion sale price of the Washington Commanders…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 20, 2023
There were a ton of scandals in the Dan Snyder era. One of those was with the team of the name, with the name changing three times, from the original name to Washington Football Team to the Washington Commanders in the last three years. But, some fans want to see the name changed again, as they aren’t pleased with “Commanders.” And, it seems like Harris would be open to it.
Reporter: How do you feel about the name 'Commanders'?
Josh Harris: "It's not about I feel, it's about how the city feels about all this stuff."
"We're going to look at everything and see where we are."
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) July 21, 2023
Here are some of the suggestions by fans. many of these were considered prior to the team being named the Commanders in Febuary of 2022.
Redwolves or Redhogs
— Matt Berry (@matt___berry) July 22, 2023
Base it in reality.
Washington Warhawks.
— Tim Mathis (@timmathiscomedy) July 22, 2023
Washington Football Team was surprisingly an awesome name. They can use that and it would be great. Other than that, I do like the redwolves
— Kevin (@kevro99) July 22, 2023
I’m not a fan of the franchise. But, if it were my choice, I’d go with something related to the Hogs, which is what the team’s outstanding offensive line was called during their heyday in the 1980s and 1990s.