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The '''Washington Commanders''' are a [[National Football League]] ([[NFL]]) team based in Landover, [[Maryland]]. They are members of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) East Division, and are owned by Dan and Tanya Snyder as of 2022.

The '''Washington Commanders''' are a [[National Football League]] ([[NFL]]) team based in Landover, [[Maryland]]. They are members of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) East Division, and are owned by Dan and Tanya Snyder as of 2022. With its stadium subsidized by taxpayers, the team sold for a record 6.05 billion dollars in July 2023 by Dan Snyder to a [[private equity]] group led by Josh Harris. Reportedly, there was also interest in buying the team from a group led by [[Jeff Bezos]] and [[Jay Z]], and the Fenway Sports Group (formerly the New England Sports Venture).  ''See also [[NFL owners]]''.

 

With [[Congress]] standing by to spend unlimited funds to prop it up with taxpayer dollars, the owners' asking price for a possible sale of the team in 2022 is $7 billion.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10054905-king-daniel-snyder-wont-sell-commanders-to-jeff-bezos-detests-the-washington-post</ref> reportedly two possible bids for the team are from a group led by [[Jeff Bezos]] and [[Jay Z]], and the Fenway Sports Group (formerly the New England Sports Venture). Private equity managers are also reportedly bidding to buy the team.<ref>https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/17/who-will-end-up-buying-the-washington-commanders-a-guide-to-potential-owners/</ref> ''See also [[NFL owners]]''.

==History and League Success==

==History and League Success==

The team started in 1932 as the Boston Braves, changed to the Boston Redskins the following year, and then relocated to the District in 1937.

The team started in 1932 as the Boston Braves, changed to the Boston Redskins the following year, and then relocated to the District in 1937.

==NFC East Rivals==

==NFC East Rivals==

*[[Dallas Cowboys]] (the Cowboys-Washington rivalry is considered among the tops in the NFL)

*[[Dallas Cowboys]] (the Cowboys-Washington rivalry is considered among the top in the NFL)

*[[New York Giants]]

*[[New York Giants]]

*[[Philadelphia Eagles]]

*[[Philadelphia Eagles]]