The buzz around the Washington Commanders has hit an unexpected twist that feels straight out of a sports drama. The team, coming off a strong offseason with headline signings and trades, is looking toward a massive new stadium project on the old RFK site in Washington,

Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but President Donald Trump’s remarks about the team name and possibly holding up a stadium deal are making waves just as training camp opens.

The latest installment came over the weekend, when the president said on his social media site that the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians should “immediately” revert to their original names – the Redskins and Indians, respectively.

The Commanders say they are not paying attention to President Donald Trump's comments about the team's nickname and moving back to Washington.

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.

With final passage of the deal by the D.C. Council potentially just weeks away, President Donald Trump is injecting himself into a D.C. matter where he has no formal role.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump is serious about wanting the NFL's Washington Commanders to go back to the name Redskins.

Trump demanded that the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians revert to their old names in a series of posts on his social media platform, Truth Social.