Fantastic! Now bring back the Redskins!
The Washington Commanders are headed back to D.C., as the franchise and the District of Columbia have agreed on a deal to construct a new stadium that will be built at their classic site where the organization had a lot of success.
Playing in RFK Stadium from 1961-1996, the Commanders will be hosting their games at that same location, per the new deal. (RELATED: Saquon Barkley Responds To Backlash After He Hangs Out With President Trump Day Before Eagles’ White House Visit)
The franchise themselves will dish out $2.7 billion to get a new stadium built. According to senior administration officials that work for Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, the District of Columbia will make a $500 million contribution that will be used for other site projects. $181 million will be put up by EventsDC. Per senior officials, an extra $175 million will be entered from “stadium activity.” $1.147 billion total will be from public funding, per officials.
If any taxpayer money is considered for the job, it must be approved by the D.C. Council, who has been divided on the issue before.
“My position has been that there should not be public dollars — the D.C. treasury should not be paying toward a stadium,” said D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) while speaking with The Washington Post earlier in April.
JUST IN: The district & the Washington #Commanders have agreed on a three-billion-dollar deal to build a new stadium at the site of RFK Stadium.
The team plans to contribute $2.5 billion to building this beautiful new stadium.
The stadium is expected to be one of the nicest 🤯 pic.twitter.com/wN5C3rQb4B
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) April 28, 2025
Cool, sure, but it’ll never feel right until the Redskins make a comeback.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
