Sacco Sez: How the Broncos got their name
rest - interesting - https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/s...got-their-nameThe announcement this past week that the Washington team in the National Football League will now be known as the "Commanders" ends a brief period in which the former "Redskins" were known simply as the "Washington Football Team."
Fans do not usually focus on this, but team nicknames have been changed a lot over the years. Since 1960, the Titans became the Jets, the Texans became the Chiefs (after moving to Kansas City) and, more recently, the Oilers became the Titans (after a franchise move to Nashville) and the Browns became the Ravens (after moving to Baltimore).
There have been many others down through the years.
During the World War II years the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles merged into one team and were known as the Steagles. Going way back in NFL history, the Chicago Bears started off as the Chicago Staleys, and the Portsmouth Spartans became the Detroit Lions.
One team, though, that has never changed is the Denver Broncos.
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