The Green Bay Packers are one of the most recognized logos in the NFL. The green and yellow G can be identified by many casual fans, let alone the die hard ones. However, one of Green Bay’s opponents next season isn’t as fortunate.
And their recent decision didn’t bode well with some fans.
Packers’ 2025 Opponent Makes Extremely Controversial Nickname Decision
According to ESPN’s John Keim:
The Washington Commanders‘ name isn’t going anywhere. Owner Josh Harris settled that topic, which has remained a big one in Washington since the organization rebranded three years ago, during his postseason news conference Monday.
“I think it’s now embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff. So we’re going with that,” Harris said.
Washington’s organization underwent a rebrand after announcing in July of 2020 that it was retiring the name “Redskins” that had been in use since 1933 — four years before the team moved to D.C. The organization went by the Washington Football Team in 2020 and ’21 before announcing, under previous owner Dan Snyder on Feb. 2, 2022, that it would be called the Commanders.
Fans were quick to react to this news:
Dear reporter,
This doesn’t change the opinion of many fans.
Source: a fan
P.S. – please no more condescending tweets about this, the issue isn’t going away.
— DM(V) Fan (@53_Guard) February 3, 2025
No matter what he says they should go back to the Washington Redskins. pic.twitter.com/gkLu0FQcby
— Phil B. Liberty (@PhilBLiberty) February 4, 2025
Nope. Still not gonna be okay with it.
— Hossticklephifer (@hossticklefifer) February 4, 2025
Plot twist: they’re preparing to change the name but they want to surprise everyone.
— Jahnee Cash (@JahneeCash) February 3, 2025
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