After years of trying, it appears the Washington Commanders are heading back home. According to Cuneyt Dil of Axios, the Commanders and the Washington, D.C., area will unveil plans for a new football stadium at the old RFK Stadium site in the nation’s capital on Monday morning.
The Commanders, then known as the Redskins, called RFK home from 1961-1996 before moving to Prince George’s County, Maryland, in 1997 to the current Northwest Stadium.
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The Commanders building a new stadium in the District appeared dead for years when Daniel Snyder still owned the team. However, after Snyder sold the team in 2023 to a group led by Josh Harris, hopes were high that a deal would eventually get done.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been vocal in her support for bringing the Commanders back to Washington and building a stadium that is more than just a football venue. Bowser has envisioned using the 174-acre campus as a football stadium, housing, retail space, a recreational facility and much more. The goal for the new stadium would be to host large events at the venue year-round, including concerts, other sporting events, and eventually, a Super Bowl.
Recently, it was revealed that the project would cost $3 billion, with the Commanders paying a significant portion and Bowser revealing D.C. would provide around $800 million.
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The Washington Post reports that Bowser and Harris will hold a joint press conference sometime on Monday morning. The deal must still be approved by the D.C. Council, which is no sure thing, and Harris’s minority partners. The most significant hurdles have already been cleared with the District gaining control of the federally owned land.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders are reportedly returning to D.C.
