The nickname ‘Commanders’ is unpopular with fans. Maybe a complete reboot will wash away the stench of the Dan Snyder era
It sounds like another change is in store for Washington’s NFL franchise, whose nickname has been changed twice already in the last three years. The new owners did just insist that the club won’t go back to that nickname used for 87 years, however.
Even though that name was a racist slur, many longtime fans want to bring it back – in part because the current nickname, Commanders, fails to resonate. The owners don’t sound keen on a hybrid using parts of the old name, as in Red Hogs or Pigskins.
