Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan believes the Washington Commanders will make some changes to their uniform for the 2025 season.
Bram Weinstein, however, tweeted Thursday that there will be no branding changes and that the priority, for now, is the new stadium.
Nothing is happening in terms of any branding changes. I saw the headlines, this is what the priority is. https://t.co/C1JRKQEB7l
— Bram Weinstein (@RealBramW) January 30, 2025
On Friday’s episode of “Grant and Danny” on 106.7 The Fan, Paulsen and his co-host Danny Rouhier said they believed a uniform change is coming.
“This is something we’ve heard rumblings about since the fall,” said Paulsen. We’ve been told they are trying to go back to their roots a little more, something that looks like the early 1990s Joe Gibbs’ Redskins Super Bowl uniforms.”
Rouhier asserted he wants to see the Commanders looking like the old Redskins in uniform, wearing the white jersey and burgundy pants for home games.
Paulsen added that he thinks Washington should be wearing “throwback” uniforms once a year. He quickly added he understands they are never going to return to the name “Redskins” and he feels strongly the old logo will not return as well.
He suggested the old “R” on the helmet. FYI, those were the actual helmets for the Redskins during the 1970 and 1971 seasons. Paulsen suggested they could also wear the 70th-anniversary uniform once a season as a throwback (those were awesome). The spear on the helmet was also mentioned as a possibility. The 1969 season was the last for the spear logo on the helmet.
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— Goat Jerseys (@GoatJerseys) August 23, 2018
Paulsen and Rouhier disagreed on the black alternate uniform. The truth is, the black uniforms were launched to replace the throwbacks they used to wear each season. It was a move away from the past tradition of not only name and logo but also, to some degree the burgundy and gold.
Redskins 70th Anniversary: pic.twitter.com/FNGLWKsODt
— Michael Zabkowski (@mwzabkowski34) April 13, 2020
The name and the logo were dropped in 2020, the 2019 season being the last the “Redskins” name and logo were official for the team.
Paulsen reminded listeners there is no way the NFL would approve a return to “Redskins” and therefore, it is not going to occur. Yet he also declared, “I don’t think you are asking for much, if you are a lifetime fan of this team, who wants to turn on the TV and see something that looks recognizable to what you loved your whole life. That’s not a big ask.”