Although the gear bearing the Redskins name is rare and limited to a Mitchell & Ness throwback line of T-shirts or jerseys bearing the name of former players who played with the Redskins name and helmet insignia, it is indeed for sale.Anyone can go to the brick-and-mortar store at Northwest Stadium or online and buy, for example, an Art Monk T-shirt bearing the Pro Football Hall Fame receiver's likeness in his old uniform and in his Redskins helmet.Art Monk of the Washington Redskins addresses fans during the Class of 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 2, 2008 in Canton, Ohio.(Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)TAYLOR HEINICKE RETIRES FROM THE NFL WITH A FAREWELL SALUTE TO THE WASHINGTON REDSKINSThe back of that T-shirt is emblazoned with "Washington Redskins" and Monk's career statistics and records.
The shirt costs $49.99.For the same price, fans can purchase a Sean Taylor T-Shirt with the likeness of the former safety in his Redskins uniform before he was tragically slain in 2007.Like Monk, Taylor played for the Redskins, not the Washington Commanders.Taylor's retired No.
21 jersey, complete with the Redskins name on the front and a 75th anniversary Washington Redskins patch, is available for $114.99.The interesting thing about this is the franchise is marketing this gear emblazoned with Washington Redskins script and logos as Commanders gear.Sean Taylor #21 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles November 11, 2007 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.(Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)The jersey, for example, is described as a Sean Taylor Black Washington Commanders Retired Player Name & Number Mesh Top – even though the Commanders nickname does not appear on the jersey.NFL AND CONGRESS DISCUSS RETURN OF THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS LOGOThis is what happens when an NFL franchise builds a long and storied history as the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 2019, then decides t...