Commanders owner Josh Harris says Redskins name won't return with new stadium: 'Not looking back'

Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris discusses plans to transform the RFK Stadium site by 2030 on 'Special Report.'

Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris is ready to bring the team back to the Washington, D.C., area. 

However, the team’s name is here to stay. 

The Commanders leaned on nostalgia with their video announcing their agreement to build a new stadium on the site of the old RFK Stadium in Washington, having Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Theismann narrating the video. 

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Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris stands on the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

However, the name Redskins will not be making a return, as Harris explained as much to Bret Baier on "Special Report."

"The Commanders’ name actually has taken on an amazing kind of element in our building," Harris responded to Baier’s question about the Redskins name coming back as part of this new stadium deal. "So, the people that certain types of players that are tough, that love football, are delegated Commanders and Jayden [Daniels], for example, is a Commander, and they're ranked. 

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"And, you know, the business staff has gotten into it, and obviously, we're in a military city here. There's more military personnel than anywhere else, so we're kind of moving forward with the Commanders name, excited about that, and not looking back."

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the District of Columbia government and Commanders executives reached a deal to return to the site of RFK Stadium, which is