The Washington NFL team is working on a rebrand after announcing it will move on from its old team name, but for now, Daniel Snyder’s team will use a temporary name and uniforms while it deliberates on a new brand.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday that the Washington football team will officially rename itself... the Washington Football Team? Uh, yup. That’s right. The team will start the 2020 season, at least, as the Washington Football Team, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
No, it’s not the most creative name but it’s definitely the most accurate in the NFL! That’s a plus. Their uniforms are also pretty slick.
They’re keeping their burgundy and gold colors for now and instead of using a team logo on the helmet, they’re using the number of each player. Basically, they’re the Washington Burgundy Tide.
Washington will not have any change to its color scheme. It will still use burgundy and gold. The Redskins logo on the helmet will be replaced by the player’s number in gold. The Washington Football Team will debut its home uniforms in week 1 against the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/8DpC6b0Tyj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 23, 2020
We’ve already got some player photoshops in uniform to look at, too.
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/EQbgVwiLOX
— Ryan Kerrigan (@RyanKerrigan91) July 23, 2020
🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/B5XSq31NJ8
— Daron Payne (@94yne) July 23, 2020
Vision all 2020😈😈 pic.twitter.com/wJ1N9o0LrO
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallen93_) July 23, 2020
Still, even with a pretty solid new look, plenty of people had jokes for the new name.
I mean, 98% of the team played at Alabama.
Numbers on the helmet is second nature at this point 😂 https://t.co/h7Z730QIcX
— Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) July 23, 2020
Dan Snyder pushes all the "Washington Kraken" mock ups off his desk in a fit of rage https://t.co/IJMpiX1mcp
— joe perticone (@JoePerticone) July 23, 2020
cant wait to own some vintage washington football team gear next year https://t.co/Aw9X9r00SX
— charles (#1 wear a damn mask fan) mcdonald (@FourVerts) July 23, 2020
If the Washington Football Team was a shoe pic.twitter.com/84VqfppcqC
— Jah💥 (@LookatCurryMan_) July 23, 2020
The Washington Football Team biggest fan pic.twitter.com/HFq1dKuAOE
— Tra Andrews (@TraAndrews16) July 23, 2020
we had a cat growing up named Kitty so I get it https://t.co/grgNTBFxWF
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) July 23, 2020
Dez Bryant said the new name made him sad.
Who you play for? The Washington football team.. naw that ain’t it 😂
For some reason that alone makes me feel it won’t be a football season.. I’m sad seriously
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) July 23, 2020
This isn’t the end, though. The team is still coming up with a new name but will seek more feedback from the community before going in a certain direction.
While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season, it will be seeking the feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the new team name it will use at some point in the future, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 23, 2020
That’s probably smart. Rebrands take time to go through. Until they finish it up, though? They’re catching these jokes.
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