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President Donald Trump held the Washington commanders agreement with the Government officials of the Columbia district to take care of the old RFK stadium site on Monday.
The owner of the Commanders team, Josh Harris, the mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser and the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, announced the agreement at a press conference. The termination of the agreement is pending approval of the City Council.
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The Washington commanders who control the owner Josh Harris, from the left, sign a helmet along with the mayor of the Columbia district, Muriel Bowser and the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, after an advertise Washington. (Photo AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
“I am delighted to announce that the Washington football team will return to the capital of our nation!
“It will also promote economic development, create more jobs and, hopefully, will lead to less crimes in the area. We are making Washington, DC, great again, one step at the same time!”
The commanders published a nostalgic video that shows the old days of the franchise, previously known as the Washington Redskins, which is reproduced in the winning field of the Washington Super Bowl, DC, Joe Theisman narrated the video.
“The moment is now,” said Theismann. “We bring Washington back to DC”
The Corridor of the Hall of Fame, John Riggins, from the left, the former Marshal of the Washington, Doug Williams, and former coach Joe Gibbs greet the mayor of the district of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, next to the Washington commanders who control the owner Josh Harris, after an announcement that a new home for the new home for the football team for the football team of the football team NFL will be built on the site of the former RFK stadium, on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the National Press Club in Washington. (Photo AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
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The franchise played at the RFK stadium from 1961 to 1996 before moving to Landover, Maryland, in the faculty now known as Northwest Stadium. The team owner, Josh Harris, had considered different sites for a new stadium since he bought Daniel Snyder’s team.
Harris said in August that 2030 was a “reasonable objective” for a new stadium. He also expressed the hope that a future draft of the NFL will take place in the National Shopping Center between the United States Capitol and the Memorial Lincoln.
The project is expected to cost around $ 4 billion in total. The commanders will contribute $ 2.7 billion, with the city investing around $ 1.1 billion in the next eight years for the stadium, housing, green space and Sportsplex and 170 acres of land near the Anacostia River.
The stadium is expected to settle around 65,000 people and have a roof to house events throughout the year.
The RFK stadium is visible from Air Force One, since it takes off Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on November 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Archive)
“This land has been ruined and underutilized for too long,” Bowser said. “What our agreement offers with the Washington commanders is the fastest and most short route to develop the RFK campus, and not only deliver sports and entertainment, but also deliver homes, jobs, recreation and economic development.”
