Ex-NFL star mum on possibility of Trump's name on Commanders' new stadium, but excited for team's return to DC

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The Washington Commanders will be returning to the site of RFK Stadium, where Joe Theismann became a household name.

It’s where the former NFL quarterback threw both his first and final NFL passes. After moving out of the nation’s capital to Landover, Maryland, in 1997, the Commanders are expected to return home in 2030.

"There’s an old saying, you can’t go home again. The Commanders are proving that you can," Theismann told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

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Joe Theismann, former professional football player, reacts on the sidelines before the game between the Washington Commanders and the Arizona Cardinals at FedExField.  (Tommy Gilligan/USA Today Sports)

President Donald Trump reportedly wants his name attached to the upcoming stadium. While the White House would not confirm such reports, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it would be a "beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible." 

Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and team owner Josh Harris were in the Oval Office when the deal for the RFK Stadium site was announced. But Trump sparked controversy when he threatened to halt the team’s plans to build a new stadium in the nation’s capital if it didn’t bring back its old Redskins moniker.

When asked about the possibility of Trump’s name being on the stadium, Theismann did not offer much.

(Left) A general view of fireworks as the American flag is unfurled on the field before an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Nov.