Sources - Commanders, D.C. reach deal for new stadium at RFK site - ESPN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Commanders are going home. The organization agreed to a deal with the District of Columbia to build a stadium at the site where the team had its greatest success, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Washington struck a deal to play where RFK Stadium — the team's home from 1961 to 1996 — still stands. An announcement is expected Monday morning.

Terms of the deal have not been announced, though multiple outlets reported earlier this month that the cost would exceed $3 billion.

Commanders owner Josh Harris has said he would like to open a new stadium in 2030. Washington has a contract with Maryland to play at Northwest Stadium until early in the 2027 season but can continue playing there until a new stadium is built.

Washington mayor Muriel Bowser's plan has long included a stadium, housing, parking facility, hotels and retail space on the 174-acre site, and she has indicated she wants to include a recreational facility.

Bowser has said often she'd like to attract more big-time events such as the Super Bowl or a Final Four, in addition to major concerts.

The D.C. Council must approve any taxpayer money that is used for the project; the group has been split on the topic in the past.

«My position has been that there should not be public dollars — the D.C. treasury should not be paying toward a stadium,» D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) told the Washington Post earlier this month. He told the newspaper that he had been briefed by the mayor on details about a potential deal nearly two weeks ago.

The agreement completes a yearslong search by the organization that gained serious momentum once Harris purchased the Commanders from Dan Snyder. Harris, who grew up in Maryland, made it