DC Council approves Washington Commanders new stadium at RFK website

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The Washington Commanders acquired ultimate approval from the D.C. Council to start setting up a brand new stadium on the RFK Stadium website.

It was an extended course of to get so far, however the D.C. Council voted 11-2 on Wednesday to approve the $3.8 billion stadium mission.

The Commanders will return to D.C. after enjoying nearly 30 years in Landover, Maryland, at what's now known as Northwest Stadium.

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Washington Commanders proprietor Josh Harris, heart, is given a helmet to signal subsequent to District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, proper, after asserting a brand new house for the NFL soccer staff on the location of the outdated RFK Stadium April 28, 2025, on the Nationwide Press Membership in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin, File/AP Picture)

"At present is a historic day for D.C., the Commanders group and our followers," Commanders proprietor Josh Harris mentioned in an announcement posted on social media. "With the council’s approval, we are able to now transfer ahead on the transformative RFK mission that can deliver lasting financial progress for our metropolis.

"This achievement wouldn’t have been doable with out the dedication of Mayor Bowser, Chairman Mendelson, the council, and the numerous neighborhood, enterprise and labor leaders whose voices and enter helped form the method each step of the best way.

"We're deeply grateful for the nice and cozy return to the district and the middle of the DMV and stay up for formally bringing the staff again to its non secular house in 2030."

The Commanders had expressed concern in regards to the vote after "last-minute new calls for" from the D.C. Council, in response to a letter from staff president Mark Clouse. Nevertheless, a lot of the proposed amendments have been rejected throughout Wednesday’s session.

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Washington hopes to have its new stadium accomplished and open by 2030.

The Commanders’ pursuit of enjoying on the outdated RFK Stadium website took a significant step ahead final month when the D.C. Council initially authorised the invoice by a 9-3 vote. The laws required a second approval earlier than advancing to Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has supported the Commanders’ plan.

Harris and his possession group had thought-about a number of websites in Washington, Maryland and Virginia earlier than pursuing the RFK location. The town gained management of the land earlier this yr after Congress handed laws signed by President Joe Biden in January.

(L-R) Corridor of Fame working again John Riggins, former quarterback Doug Williams and former coach Joe Gibbs greet District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser subsequent to Washington Commanders controlling proprietor Josh Harris after an announcement {that a} new house for the NFL soccer staff can be constructed on the location of the outdated RFK Stadium April 28, 2025, on the Nationwide Press Membership in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Picture)

In April, Harris, Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell introduced an settlement with D.C. officers on the RFK Stadium website. In addition they met with President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace for a celebration. The $3.8 billion redevelopment mission contains 6,000 housing items, retail area and parkland along with the brand new venue.

Nevertheless, the method hit a snag in July when Trump objected to the staff’s refusal to revert to its former Redskins identify.

"I could put a restriction on them that in the event that they don’t change the identify again to the unique ‘Washington Redskins,’ and do away with the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I gained’t make a deal for them to construct a stadium in Washington. The staff could be rather more precious, and the deal could be extra thrilling for everybody," he wrote on Fact Social.

Trump additionally criticized the staff’s identify throughout his announcement reinstating the Presidential Health Take a look at.

"I don’t even know what the hell their final identify is," Trump mentioned. "It’s Commanders or one thing? Is it Commanders? Commanders, it’s not a superb identify."

Proprietor Josh Harris of the Washington Commanders earlier than a sport towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Lambeau Discipline Sept. 11, 2025, in Inexperienced Bay, Wis. (Michael Reaves/Getty Photos)

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Harris has been steadfast in saying the staff’s identify will stay transferring ahead.

RFK Stadium, named after Robert F. Kennedy, closed in September 2019 after opening in October 1961. It was house to the Redskins from 1961-96, MLB’s Washington Senators from 1962-71 and MLS’s D.C. United from 1996-2017, amongst different groups.