President Donald Trump wants the new Washington Commanders stadium to be named after him, reports ESPN.com.
According to the report, the White House has been in contact with the Commanders’ ownership group to express interest in having the new facility named after him.
The proposed $3.7 billion domed stadium will be situated on the same site as the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, which served as the team’s home from 1961 to 1996. The Commanders will reportedly cover $2.7 billion of the cost, with the city contributing the remaining $1 billion, while also leasing the stadium to the team.
The team then moved to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, before the 1997 season. The team has made the playoffs only seven times, including last year’s NFC Championship appearance, since moving into their current stadium. Washington has not won the Super Bowl since 1992.
The stadium was known as FedExField from 1997 to 2024, continuing the standards of sports teams leasing stadium naming rights to corporate sponsors. Among NFL stadiums, only Soldier Field in Chicago and Green Bay’s Lambeau Field don’t have a corporate name attached to their stadium.
Trump is expected to be in attendance for the Commanders’ home game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Since returning to office for a second term in January, Trump has been to Super Bowl LIX, the Daytona 500, two UFC fights, the FIFA Club World Cup, the U.S. Open tennis men’s final and the Ryder Cup.
