NEWNow you can listen to Pak Gazette articles!
NFL veteran Von Miller He referred to his new team for his former name after President Donald Trump threatened to block federal support for the new projects of the commanders in Washington DC for his desire to restore the name of the Redskins.
Speaking to the media after the training camp on Thursday, Miller expressed motivation behind his desire to return to the grill.
The Washington commanders, Von Miller (24), comes into practice at the team’s NFL soccer camp, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“My 15 year in The League, Never ages, especially being out of work for four months, the perspective changes a bit. You know, when you were young, it was like, ‘man, why do we have to go to Otas? Man, he would like to be at home. And then you are sitting on the couch for four months, and it’s like, ‘man, he would like to be in Otas’ “.
CLICK HERE to get more sports coverage at Foxnew.com
But in his message to the media, Miller made reference to the team such as the Redskins.
“It is good to leave the children, and it is good to pick up the children of the school, but I want to go to work. The Washington Redskins called me a month and a half ago and began to speak, and agreed to come here to Washington approximately one week and one day, and here I am excited to be here.”
The sliding comes as President Trump He has asked the team to return to his previous name, which was retired in 2020.
The Washington commanders, the external supporter von Miller (24) talks to the media after practice on the second day of the training camp at the Orthovirginia training center in the Park’s commanders on July 24, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn images)
General Manager commanders, mayor of DC impregnated with Trump’s comments on the name of the team
“My statement about the Washington Redskins has fully exploited, but only in a very positive way,” Trump wrote in a social publication of truth. “I can put a restriction on them that if they do not change the name to the ‘Washington Redskins”, and getting rid of the ridiculous nickname, ‘Washington commanders’, I will not make a deal to build a stadium in Washington. The team would be much more valuable, and the agreement would be more exciting for everyone.”
Adam Peters General Manager commanders Said earlier this week that issues such as the rights of the stadium “really do not reach us.”
“We are just trying to concentrate on what is happening here and prepare for the season.”
A detailed vision of the new uniforms of the Washington commanders after the announcement of the name of the Washington football team to the Washington commanders in Fedexfield on February 2, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo of Rob Carr/Getty images)
A vote on the agreement that would allow the commanders to return to their old house at the RFK stadium will take place on August 1. The agreement includes a $ 3.7 billion re -urbanization project with a new stadium, housing units, retail space and parks.
The plan to return to DC from the Maryland suburbs is estimated at around 2030, that is, if the legislation is approved.
The White House has made it clear that the president’s comments on the NFL team are legitimate.
“The president was serious,” said White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt on Monday. “Sport is one of this president’s many passions, and wants the name of that team to change.”
