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D.C. and the Washington Commanders are close to a deal to build the team’s new home at the RFK Stadium site, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive discussions. The deal is not yet official, those people said, and the contributions from each party are not finalized.
The potential agreement comes after months of talks between the administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and the team, a process that gained significant momentum after D.C. gained control of the 174-acre waterfront RFK campus through an act of Congress in December. The move made possible a longtime dream of the mayor’s to redevelop the site — and potentially bring the football team back to where it played from 1961 to 1996. The news of an impending deal was first reported Wednesday by Mark Segraves of NBC4.
The Commanders, who play in Landover, are expected to tap into the NFL’s stadium-loan program to finance a portion of their contribution, according to a person familiar with the situation. The NFL declined to comment. Commissioner Roger Goodell has been actively involved in the talks, another person said.
A spokesperson for Bowser declined to comment on the status of the administration’s discussions with the team but said Wednesday night that the mayor’s office would share more about its plans for the RFK site when the budget is released in the coming days.
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