History of the Washington Commanders

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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. The Redskins name and logo was viewed as controversial by some for decades before it was retired in 2020 as part of a wave of name changes during a period of racial unrest in the United States. The team played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. The Redskins won three Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXVI). They also played in and lost Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl XVIII. Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, Washington won two NFL Championships (1937 and 1942). They...

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