The '''Washington Football Team''' are a [[National Football League]] ([[NFL]]) team based in Landover, [[Maryland]]. They are members of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) East Division, and owned by Dan and Tanya Snyder as of 2022.
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 by a group led by [[Jeff Bezos]] and [[Jay-Z]], and by 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==
The team started in 1932 as the Boston Braves, changed to the Boston Redskins the following year, then relocated to the District in 1937.