Commanders GM says non-football topics such as President Trump’s comments don’t reach him
ASHBURN, VIRGINIA, JUL 22 – General manager Adam Peters says team remains focused on contracts and roster despite President Trump's stadium and name change comments, aiming to build on last season's success.
- On Tuesday, at the training camp in Ashburn, Virginia, Adam Peters emphasized that outside issues don’t reach the team, saying 'Whether it's the stadium or anything else, those things don't really make it to us'.
- Amid training camp chatter, Trump's comments spotlight, President Donald Trump said Sunday he 'may put a restriction' on the anticipated stadium deal if the team doesn’t change its name back to 'Washington Redskins' and the plan involves federal land in Washington, D.C.
- Focusing inward, the GM noted 'we're really focused on everything in the building and getting ready for the season and getting our guys in here'.
- Meanwhile, the stadium deal still requires D.C. City Council approval, and managing partner Josh Harris said the current Commanders name will stay after last season’s NFC championship run.
- As veterans prepared for physicals Tuesday, the team's history emerged with a 2020 name change deemed offensive to Native Americans.
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Commanders GM: Trump’s comments don’t reach him
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but President Donald Trump’s remarks about the team name and possibly holding up a stadium deal are making waves just as training camp opens. Still, Commanders general manager Adam Peters made clear Tuesday — at a news conference with coach Dan Quinn a day before the team’s first tra…
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Commanders GM says non-football topics such as President Trump's comments don't reach him
Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but President Donald Trump’s remarks about the team name and possibly holding up a stadium deal are making waves just as training camp opens.
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