In one of many extra hilarious examples of stadium rights, the Washington Commanders are poised to kick off the 2024 season in “Northwest Stadium.”
Washington Commanders and Northwest Federal Credit score Union are saying an unique naming-rights settlement for the crew’s stadium. The crew will usher in a brand new period at Northwest Stadium for its Sept. fifteenth dwelling opener towards the New York Giants. pic.twitter.com/LCJwKq4Iv5
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2024
Northwest Federal Credit score Union was certainly established domestically, in Herndon, Virginia. Why did they resolve to name a enterprise in Virginia “Northwest”? That’s unclear, as a result of even Herndon isn’t situated in northwest Virginia, because it’s east of Dulles Worldwide Airport and is situated in Fairfax County, with there being 55 different counties situated additional west in Virginia.
The very best guess is that the pub the place they dreamed up this financial institution was situated in Northwestern Washington, D.C. — however that’s giving them an excuse they don’t deserve.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25590947/Screenshot_2024_08_27_at_10.20.58_AM.png)
In case you want a helpful trace of the place Northwest Stadium suits in because it pertains to the remainder of the USA: In case you’re within the white space on the under map you might be both north or west of Northwest Stadium. In case you life in crimson it’s northwest of you.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25590960/themap.png)
Nonetheless, after Cal, Stanford and SMU jointed the ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE we’ve grow to be numb to geographic ridiculousness in sport.
