The Washington Commanders are coming home.
The team has agreed to a deal with the District of Columbia to build a new stadium at the site of RFK Stadium, where they had their greatest success.
The Commanders also released a video-teaser about the potential return to RFK. The Commanders played home games at RFK Stadium from 1961 to 1996 before moving to Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD.
The Commanders have eyed a return to the RFK site for some time. The stadium has not been in use since 2017. In December, D.C. gained greater control of the land, and that led to increased negotiations with the Commanders about a return.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to officially announce the Commanders’ return to that site Monday, per the Washington Post. Bowser shared the same video the Commanders released Monday morning, essentially confirming the news.
The Commanders’ return to D.C. still needs to be approved by the D.C. City Council.
With RFK Stadium out of use the past few years, it’s become a derelict site. Bowser’s announcement is expected to announce a new stadium at the RFK site, with hopes it will be completed by 2030, per the Post.
The Commanders experienced their greatest period of success at RFK Stadium. The team won three Super Bowl titles between 1982 and 1991. Just a few years later, then-owner Jack Kent Cooke moved the team to Landover, MD.
