Commanders new alternate helmet called 'inappropriate'
Well, that only took two days. On April 15, 2026, the Washington Commanders unveiled their new alternate uniform and helmet. The helmet features the logo of a spear through the "W.
" Two days later, on April 17, the Association on American Indian Affairs called the Commanders ' logo update "disappointing and inappropriate," adding, "We are not your mascot. " The Association on American Indian Affairs called the Commanders' logo update "disappointing and inappropriate," adding, "We are not your mascot," per @USAToday . The team called its new alternate logo, which features a spear and interwoven "W," "a powerful joining of past and… pic.
twitter. com/Q4J5sQIwiQ — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 17, 2026 Ah, yes, here we go again. If anything should be clear to the Washington Redskins/Commanders fan base, it is, "this is not over.
" If anything should be clear to the Commanders' ownership group, Josh Harris, Mitchell Rales, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, and others, it is this: "It is not over. " "This" being political friction, political debate, social media grenades, unrelenting pressure to conform, name-calling so that you are immediately viewed as guilty of such charges of racism, prejudice and bigotry. These are just the type of things Harris and his group have attempted to avoid.
They would have LOVED to return to being the Washington "Redskins. " However, the Harris Group is not stupid. They remember how NFL owners rolled over, scared to death of the politics and peer pressure.