The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area that compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference East division. The franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932, was renamed the Boston Redskins the following year, and became the Washington Redskins upon moving to Washington, D.C., in 1937. The Redskins name and logo drew criticism for decades before they were retired in 2020. The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.
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based in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area
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Washington Redskins
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the Washington Redskins from 1969
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traded to the Washington Redskins in 2018
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for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins
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doing so with Washington in Super Bowl XXII when they were known as the Redskins
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for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins
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was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL draft
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with the Washington Commanders in 2025
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Howard was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round, fourth overall in the 1992 NFL draft
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Jacob E. Scott III (July 20, 1945, November 19, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a safety and punt returner from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
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