Two NFL Owners Getting ‘Nervous’ About President Trump originally appeared on The Spun.
Two NFL owners are reportedly getting “worried” about President Trump.
The President of the United States called out a pair of sports franchises regarding their name changes. President Trump was not happy with the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians changing their names. He thinks they should go back to the Redskins and Indians, respectively.
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President Trump, 79, called them out on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“The Washington “Whatevers” should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamor for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past. Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!” he said.
President Trump is also threatening to get in the way of the Commanders’ stadium deal if they do not comply with his name request.
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“I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,” he wrote.
US President Donald Trump attends a working session during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) LUDOVIC MARIN/Getty Images
Two NFL owners now getting worried’
Two NFL owners, Josh Harris and David Blitzer of the Washington Commanders, are reportedly getting “worried” now.
The New York Post reported that the two NFL owners are getting “nervous” about President Trump.
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“They’re really getting nervous about Trump’s attacks and how they might impact the stadium deal,” a source said, according to the Post’s report.
The two NFL owners are reportedly telling people that there could be consequences if the name change doesn’t happen.
They have reportedly been “privately warning business associates that the White House does indeed have some leverage over their plans to build a new, $3.7 billion stadium for the team.”
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Oct 20, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris stands on the field prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
The Commanders have publicly said that they won’t be changing their name, repeatedly, though according to the New York Post, that mindset might be changing.
Washington is coming off an NFC Championship Game appearance.
Two NFL Owners Getting ‘Nervous’ About President Trump first appeared on The Spun on Jul 31, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 31, 2025, where it first appeared.