RFK Stadium all set to be razed down

Article posted by Coliseum, January 15^th, 2025

Image: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington DC, Duane Lempke, CC0

Now that D.C. (Washington, D.C., US) has control of the RFK Stadium campus for the next 99 years, it’s time to tear down the building that has been there for the last 64.

‘nbcsports.com’ stated that demolition of the venue will commence later this month.

The 56,692-capacity Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as the RFK Stadium and originally known as the District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multipurpose stadium in Washington, D.C. (US).

‘nbcsports.com’ further stated that few tears of sadness will be shed by the National Football League (NFL) team Washington Commanders fans. If anything, it’s the next tangible step in the resurgence of the franchise. After the old RFK Stadium is gone, a new one can take its place. It once served as the home arena of the NFL team Washington Commanders.

The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington Metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference East Division.

The Northwest Stadium is an American football stadium in Landover, Maryland, United States, located five miles East of Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 until 2010, it had the NFL’s largest seating capacity at 91,000. It currently seats 62,000.

It all comes down to whether D.C. can strike a deal with the Commanders. There will be competition from Maryland and possibly from Virginia. And with the Commanders highly unlikely to pay for the building by themselves it will come down to the best deal they can negotiate fueled by the leverage of the local competition.

The Commanders have called 2030 a “reasonable target” for the opening of a new stadium. But that’s only five years away. Which means that a deal needs to get done, sooner than later?

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