The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders have won two NFL championships (1937 and 1942) and three Super Bowls (1983, 1988, and 1992). Founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, the team changed its name the following year and played three seasons as the Boston Redskins before relocating to Washington in 1937, when it became the Washington Redskins. The franchise’s nickname was the subject of much debate for decades, but in 2020, amid nationwide protests for racial equality, the team announced it was no longer going to be known as the Redskins. The club played as the Washington Football Team during the 2020 and 2021 seasons before adopting the name Commanders in 2022.
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