The Redskins are trying to determine where to build a new stadium, and sites near Dulles Int'l Airport in Virginia, National Harbor in Maryland and RFK Stadium in DC are the "leading candidates," according to Stephen Whyno of the AP. Redskins President Bruce Allen is "unwilling to publicly divulge who's likely to win the bidding process." Allen said, "There is dialogue each week and different concepts and different ideas. So it's exciting: Utilizing (owner Dan Snyder's) vision for what the new era is going to look like in stadiums. We have beautiful models for all of them." Whyno noted a new stadium "probably won't include the infamous moat that generated a buzz three years ago." But the new facility will be a "significant upgrade" over FedExField, which "lacks charm, convenience and many modern amenities." Allen recently said that the team "would like to have a stadium agreement done within the next year." Three years before the "potential opening date is the real deadline to make sure construction can be completed on a complex that would include a full-time practice facility." The team's current lease with FedExField expires in '26 (AP, 7/29).
BACK TO THE FUTURE: In DC, Scott Allen noted Snyder is "eager to abandon" 22-year-old FedExField in Landover and "build a stadium on the federally owned RFK Stadium site in DC, where the Redskins played" from '61-96. In December, Snyder and Allen "attempted to get favorable language inserted into a massive spending bill assembled by the then-Republican-controlled Congress that would have eased the process, but the effort stalled" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/27).
