Commanders' $3.8B Stadium Project Approved By Washington D.C. City Council After Vote

The Washington D.C. City Council has approved a $3.8 billion project centered around a proposed 65,000-seat stadium for the Washington Commanders, per David Aldridge of The Athletic, who provided more details.

The Commanders have played in Landover, Maryland's Northwest Stadium (formerly known as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium and FedExField) since 1997. It is largely considered one of the NFL's worst (if not the worst) stadiums.

Rankings of all 30 NFL stadiums from Andrew Joseph of USA Today, Tom Dierberger of Sports Illustrated both ranked the Commanders' stadium last. In addition, the latest NFLPA team report cards gave the Commanders an "F" grade for the locker room.

So needless to say, the Commanders needed to address their stadium situation, and another big step was taken Friday toward officially getting that done. As Aldridge noted, though, the job's not done with the final vote occurring on Sept. 17.

However, Scott Abraham of 7News DC called it "pretty much a lock."

Front Office Sports relayed some renderings of the proposed stadium, which would be on the site of the defunct RFK Stadium on East Capitol Street in Washington, D.C.

Eric Flack at WUSA 9 (the Washington, D.C. CBS affiliate) and Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic provided an idea on a timeline. In essence, the goal is for the team to play in the new stadium in 2030.

Washington played in the nation's capital from 1937 (when the franchise moved from Boston) to 1996. The Commanders played in RFK Stadium from 1961-1996. It was known as D.C. Stadium from 1961-1968 before being renamed for Robert F. Kennedy in 1969.