Tag: Solomon Wilcots

Former NFL player and current analyst hates the Commanders’ name

You can add another to the list who doesn’t like the team name.

When Josh Harris and his ownership group took control of the Washington Commanders in July, they made it clear their immediate priorities were not another rebranding but instead focusing on the upcoming season and improving FedEx Field.

However, they didn’t rule it out, either, with limited partner Magic Johnson saying on NBC’s TODAY Show, “Everything was on the table.”

The rebranding, of course, centers around the team’s name. While many longtime fans hate the name “Commanders,” others are excited about the franchise again since Dan Snyder sold the team.

Fans aren’t the only ones who don’t like the name. Former players have been outspoken regarding the name. Others around the NFL hate the name, too.

Former NFL player Solomon Wilcots has worked in the media world for years. You can add him to the list of those who hate Washington’s name.

“Everyone knows they should change that name, by the way,” Wilcots said on “Grant and Danny” of 106.7 The Fan this week in Las Vegas via Lou DiPietro of Audacy. When co-host Grant Paulsen asked Wilcots if that name worked for him, he quickly replied, “No.”

“Is it good for you?” Wilcots said. “We are all almost unanimous about that. That’s a crowded bus.”

Paulsen then told Wilcots that Harris sometimes chooses to use Washington Football instead of saying “Commanders,” something Wilcots appreciated.

“Smart man! I love Washington Football Team as a name,” Wilcots said. “That was better than this thing.”

The Commanders used the name “Football Team” for two seasons following their initial name change in July 2020.

Washington just completed GM and head coaching searches and must finish its coaching staff. Next, the Commanders look toward free agency and the NFL draft. A new name isn’t in the cards — for now.

Solomon Wilcots backs Carson Palmer on his warning to Joe Burrow

A former Bengals player agrees with Carson Palmer’s warning to Joe Burrow.

Carson Palmer recently made major headlines by seeming to take a shot or two at the Cincinnati Bengals.

Those interviews were construed as warning shots for probable No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow coming from a guy who would know a thing or two about the Bengals.

And now former Bengals player Solomon Wilcots has agreed with Palmer in an interview of his own on CBS with Damon Amendolara:

“Absolutely…I watched as it sucked the life out of him. I watched fans in Cincinnati dump garbage on his home, on his lawn. I watched as others advocated, tried to force the leadership on to him when he wasn’t given support…Palmer was a guy who was strong-willed, talented but needed more around him…the love for the game left him.”

As was the case with Palmer, former players are just speaking their minds as to their experience with the team at the time.

Even Palmer has admitted things have changed for the better, especially while praising the job done by Duke Tobin. But the comments from former players seem to match the national perspective of the Bengals still, which is worth noting.

The only thing the Bengals can do? Take Burrow and prove in the way they build around him that things have permanently changed for the better.

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