When the Washington Commanders and District Mayor Muriel Bowser presented their big $3.8 billion stadium show in April, they had a cast of heavyweights from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to Super Bowl coach Joe Gibbs and some of the football team’s biggest legends – Doug Williams, John Riggins and Darrell Green. Source link
The $1 billion in public funds attached to a new stadium at the RFK Stadium site worries detractors like D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, as does the $1 per year rent payment that the Washington Commanders would pay. Source link
Roger Goodell acknowledged that a new, state-of-the-art Commanders stadium in Washington would drastically increase the chances of the U.S. capital hosting the Super Bowl for the first time. Source link
Joe Theismann still remembers the rocking stands and the roaring crowds of RFK Stadium. The former quarterback said he, along with several Washington football legends, can’t wait for the franchise’s planned return to the District at a new stadium. Source link
The NFL could be coming back to the District. The Washington Commanders announced a deal with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday to build a glitzy new arena on the site of the old RFK Stadium. Source link
Now the dance has begun. Sometimes it’s a jitterbug. Sometimes it’s a mosh pit. Source link
The Washington Commanders are nearing a return to the District after playing more than 25 seasons in Maryland. Source link
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Novak Djokovic apparently share a passion for tennis along with their beliefs about vaccines. Source link
This should be a wake-up call for Washington football fans looking forward to the team coming back to its old address. If you grew up going to games at RFK, this won’t be that place. Source link
Residents of Kingman Park say they’re concerned about a new RFK Stadium: concerned about pollution from the long-neglected site; concerned about losing skate parks in favor of parking lots; concerned that their most pressing needs are being ignored in service of a home for the Washington Commanders. Source link
