USAT: Washington Wire audio clip

USAT: Washington Wire

Feb 3, 2022

Pat McAfee and former Washington linebacker Will Compton freely voiced their feelings about “Commanders” soon following the announcement. - McAfee went off on an aspect of the new name yesterday. - Briefly there was a reminder that Washington DE Chase Young had spoken out prior to the announcement that he did not like Commanders at all, giving it a grade of “F.” - McAfee joked it was going to be difficult for fans to cheer, “Here we go Commanders, here we go!” - He stated it is going to be much easier to cheer, “Here we go Commies, here we go!” - Will Compton stated he “would play for the Commies” but responding to the new name, didn’t hold back, “I think it is trash.” - Compton spoke of “cool names like Wolves and Redwolves” and also how he was disappointed in the uniforms, “the jerseys look like Any Given Sunday out there.” - - "The Commanders name is TRASH" ~@_willcompton#PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/2huIqx5njJ - — at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 2, 2022 - - - Compton expressed he is sure he will “be burning at the stake in DC” but that his comments were in no way “a shot at the great fans in Washington DC.” - “There are a lot of great people out there (DMV). I loved playing for them my five years. They were my first NFL team, they gave me my first shot. So I would love to be ‘a Commie’ it is just my subjective feeling about (the new name) “the Commanders.” - McAfee said there was a lot of hate out there toward the new name “Commanders” before adding, but winning was all that matters. To which Compton responded, “Winning solves everything, dude.” - - They got my guys looking like a team ready to join the Pac-12 pic.twitter.com/kpDhbuhCNf - — Will Compton (@_willcompton) February 2, 2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Washington Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Washington Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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