Redskins president dismisses name change for DC stadium

With that as a background, a reporter asked Allen if the team would consider a change to the name if it was an impediment to an otherwise favorable deal in one of the jurisdictions.

At a close-of-training-camp news conference Monday, Allen said the Redskins have had “great conversations” with representatives of Washington, Virginia and Maryland about a stadium.

It appears that there is one thing that will prevent an NFL owner from desperately trying to claw public money out of local governments to build a new stadium: “Pride.” The Washington Redskins, owned by Daniel Snyder, are reportedly angling for a new stadium in the D.C. metro area, even though their lease at FedEx Field isn’t up until 2026.

“Well, building a stadium is different than building a house”.

If the Redskins moved back to Washington D.C.it would nearly certainly have to be on the site of old RFK Stadium. “We’ll take input from all of them on it, but right now, no, there is not a leading candidate [location-wise]”. The lease expires in 22 years.

Allen, speaking before the Redskins held their final practice in training camp, said the discussions have begun because of the timeframe required to have a suitable stadium in place.

Allen reiterated that a new stadium wouldn’t be ready any time in the next four years.

Last year Snyder told former Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley, co-host of ESPN 980’s The Drive, that the logo for the Redskins was crafted in 1971 by a Native American chief of the Blackfoot Nation who stated, “I want to create a logo for the team, because we really think it should represent us”. Allen’s answer was direct and to the point. How far are we away from winning depends on how we do today on the practice field – we have a lot of work to do.

When meeting with the Redskins, Allen, McCloughan and head coach Jay Gruden wanted to hear “where [Galette] thought his life was going to go on and off the field”. Is he a good football player?