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Washington Football Team: Five potential name options for 2022

By Nick Swanson

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: A general view of an empty section of seats with a Washington Football Team logo before the game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. A limited number of friends and family were allowed to attend the game due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: A general view of an empty section of seats with a Washington Football Team logo before the game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. A limited number of friends and family were allowed to attend the game due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA – JULY 10: NFL athlete NFL athlete Ryan Fitzpatrick tees off on the 10th hole during round two of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA – JULY 10: NFL athlete NFL athlete Ryan Fitzpatrick tees off on the 10th hole during round two of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) /

The Washington Washingtons

Okay, this is the one that I had a lot of fun with. The Washington Washingtons is a very stupid name, but it’s also great at the same time.

The mascot is the first President of the United States, George Washington. It’s great for marketing because the mascot can have the giant George Washington head and is basically a real life bobblehead. The logo could be the yellow “W” that the team has now with a cartoonish George Washington face overlapping it. It would be a great design on t-shirts, posters or blankets.

The name doesn’t roll off the tongue as well as one would hope, but it personifies the community of Washington D.C. and the immediate surrounding areas. Name the team after the man who the city is named after.

The adjustment may be a little weird at first, but it will be regardless of what the team changes to. The Washington Football Team is one of the oldest franchises in the NFL, so why not name it after the oldest, and original, president? The burgundy and gold colors will stay, of course, and the traditional white will be include in the logo as well.

It definitely isn’t the most popular or most creative name in history, but it definitely isn’t the worst either. Absurd names and mascots are as common as anything in American sports, so why should it be any different in the nation’s capital?

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