Odds Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians Change Their Names

By Adam Thompson Jul 21st, 2025 2:17 PM EDT

For 87 years, the NFL team in Washington D.C. was named the Redskins. The MLB team in Cleveland was called the Indians for 106 years.

Facing stronger scrutiny from a new generation, both franchises changed their monikers in 2022, so the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians were borne.

President Trump aims to change that. Over the weekend, Trump urged the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert their names to the former team names in a fight back against progressive “woke” culture.

Bookies.com developed betting odds on whether or not the teams will be making those changes as a result of Trump’s pressure.

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** These odds are set by bookies.com and do not reflect any odds that may be available at legal betting sites or betting apps.

President Trump's Push for Name Change

In a July 20 post on Truth Social, President Trump did more than urge the Commanders and Guardians to go back to their historic nicknames. He essentially threatened the Commanders to do so, or risk losing funding for their proposed new stadium.

“I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,” Trump posted on his social media account.

“The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone.”

He also claimed there’s been “big clamoring” for the Guardians to go back to being the Indians.

Will either team revert?

In a word, no.

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There have been activist groups for decades trying to get Native American monikers out of the sports mascot industry. Roughly two-thirds of such names have been eliminated since the 1970s, so dozens still remain, including the NFL’s Chiefs, MLB’s Braves and NHL’s Blackhawks.

Minor league baseball teams in Indianapolis and Spokane still use “Indians” but work with local tribes to offer a positive reflection. Many colleges still use Native American names but most work with their local tribes and use non-Native mascots.

The Indians abandoned its red-faced Chief Wahoo mascot for a more-stylish “C” logo before changing its tame altogether.

In 2025, there seems to be little-to-no chance either pro franchise, worth billions of dollars, is going to go back now.

It is believed unlikely that Trump has the authority to block any stadium deal, especially since the site of the proposed stadium was moved from federal land to city land by President Joe Biden, likely as preemptive move to such a potential moment.

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