# What will the Washington Football Team's new name be on 2 February 2022? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231 "2022-01-04T23:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/81 "2022-01-07T04:02:57Z")
The Washington Bullets That trademark has lapsed right? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/82 "2022-01-07T04:25:35Z")
Washington Bills. Just to piss off announcers. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/83 "2022-01-07T13:07:53Z")
There might be objections from Buffalo on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/84 "2022-01-07T13:18:14Z")
Let’s go American! The Washington States! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/85 "2022-01-07T14:11:47Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Let’s go American! Oh yeah, another singular team name. How about the “U.S.A.”, then fans can just continue that chant, co-opting it from the Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/86 "2022-01-07T15:33:37Z")
American(s) would also mean you could call anyone who roots against the team as “un-American”. Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/87 "2022-01-07T16:07:53Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > The DC Marvels This one for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/88 "2022-01-07T16:12:51Z")
Washington Groundhogs. Announcement comes on Feb 2, and it allows for “Hogs” to be the nickname. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/89 "2022-01-07T16:26:56Z")
> [@ataraxy22](#): > > According to something I read in the Onion, the new team will be known as the District of Columbia Redskins. > [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Now that’s funny. Aye! > **[Washington Redskins Change Their Name To The D.C. Redskins](https://www.theonion.com/washington-redskins-change-their-name-to-the-d-c-redsk-1819575691)** > > WASHINGTON—Following an outpouring of criticism from across the country, the Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that they are officially changing the team’s name to the D.C. Redskins. “We’ve heard the concerns of many people who have been hurt... ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/90 "2022-01-08T00:24:06Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > So not the Washington Gridlock, then? 😉 This has been my vote from the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/91 "2022-01-08T01:58:40Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Suggested elsewhere, I like the Washington Washingtons. There is a city in the Pacific Northwest proposing a new stadium to try to lure them there as we speak! ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/92 "2022-01-08T06:17:36Z")
The Cleats. No, rhymes with cheats. The Dollars. Because who’s on the One? Wait, even better: the Ones! The Washington Ones. How about the Spitballs? That would be fun, certainly better than some drab military thing. The Offsides - cheeky, rebellious. The Hellmets. The Dazzlers. The FBI (football invasion). The Drummers. The Kowalskis - who wouldn’t love it if they chose that one? The Toughies. The Razors. The Link Wrays (he was local, sort of). The Rumblers! The Handouts - wait, that’s terrible. So, what about a name that’s just initials - The J.J.s - so what if it doesn’t stand for anything - the merch could be awesome! Who wouldn’t be intimidated by some bruiser-boy coming down the sidewalk in a sweat with a big “J.J.” on it? Your mom, that’s who. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/93 "2022-01-08T06:17:47Z")
Did someone suggest the Washington Machines? I like that one. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/94 "2022-01-08T06:29:18Z")
As long as it’s the Machines, not “The Machine”. Sports teams need to be plural nouns. I will brook no disagreement on this. What are we, hippies? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/95 "2022-01-08T07:06:31Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > The Dollars. Because who’s on the One? Wait, even better: the Ones! The Washington Ones. I was thinking 21ers. Like the 49ers. To commemorate January 6, 2021. (Too soon?) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/96 "2022-01-08T15:34:43Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Sports teams need to be plural nouns. I will brook no disagreement on this. The Thunder, Jazz, Heat and Magic say they aren’t hippies. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/97 "2022-01-08T17:04:19Z")
**We** call them that. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/98 "2022-01-08T20:38:38Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Hatchie](#): > > > > Sports teams need to be plural nouns. I will brook no disagreement on this. > > The Thunder, Jazz, Heat and Magic say they aren’t hippies. So long as you use a plural verb with a plural noun and a singular verb with a singular noun. None of this “Washington are …” nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/99 "2022-01-08T21:55:55Z")
The Washington Pork Barrelers (Barrellers?) The Washington Lobbyists The Washington Congress The DC Current (I know redundant) DC Council ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/100 "2022-01-08T23:44:13Z")
[geekery on] > [@notfrommensa](#): > > The DC Current (I know redundant) …so, the DC Rectifiers? [/geekery] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231.md?page=6)