The big drama right now is where they’ll build their next stadium. The current lease at FedExField is ending soon, so the team is shopping around. Will they stay in Maryland? Will they jump the river into Virginia?
Or—and this is the dream for some—will they finally build a stadium inside the actual city of Washington, D.C.? Imagine a shiny new Commanders stadium with the Washington Monument in the background. That would finally end the “what city” confusion for good.
Until then, the team is a beautiful, confusing, deliciously weird blend of three jurisdictions. It’s not just a team; it’s a travelogue. Next time you see a Commanders game on TV, look at the skyline. Is it the D.C. monuments? Nope. It’s the Maryland suburbs, and that is perfectly, wonderfully, awkwardly okay.
