Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn appeared to ruffle feathers over the weekend when he wore a short that incorporated the old Redskins team name into the current logo.
Quinn’s Commanders shirt had a feather on the end of the “W,” which represents the team’s current name. Washington ditched the Redskins moniker in the summer of 2020 amid heightened racial tensions across the U.S. The team landed on Commanders before the 2023 season.
The shirt sparked reaction online. The Commanders had “no organizational comment” on the apparel, according to Pro Football Talk.
Dan Quinn debuted a new Commanders shirt today too. Little bit of a throwback to the old logo. If it’s for sale, it will definitely sell. pic.twitter.com/pJbYkzXv8e
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) May 11, 2024
“Dan Quinn in bootleg merchandise. The NFL is not going to like this,” Dallas Cowboys writer Clarence Hill Jr. wrote on X.
ESPN’s Jason Reid wondered “why” Quinn would wear the shirt, adding that he thought it would take away from some of the positive buzz around the team.
“My man, I’m not focusing on racism. My overarching point is this: Everything associated with the former name gets people going, one way or another. They just drafted a QB with the second overall pick. New GM just had his first draft. New head coach is leading the rookies,” Reid wrote.
“Optimism abounds. I just don’t understand the strategy in doing anything to take the focus away from the excitement on the field. If it was a trial balloon, there are ways that could have been done better than the new HC wearing a bootleg shirt. Nike pays for him to wear its shirts. I get that fans like the shirt and don’t think it matters, but Nike has millions of reasons why it expects that coach to be wearing official apparel. Anyway, in my experience, these things have always added up around there. But maybe everything will be fine this time.”
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