Deal reached for new NFL stadium at RFK site, sources tell 7News

WASHINGTON (7News) — A deal for the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. has been reached, according to 7News sources.

Just last week, negotiations were ongoing between the Washington Commanders ownership group and Bowser on a new NFL stadium where the old RFK Stadium sits, and, at the time, no deal had been struck yet, sources confirmed to 7News.

Now, sources said that a deal has been achieved.

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7News reached out to Chairman Phil Mendelson’s office, which provided the following statement:

“The cost to the District will be at least $856M, and I continue to be concerned with investing any public money into a stadium while we have constrained budgets and revenues, and unmet needs.”

Last week, Bowser posted on X on Wednesday, just a day before this latest budget announcement, a video where she can be seen talking about the importance of the city’s sports teams to the local economy, with images including the rusted husk of the old RFK Stadium.

“Washington sports teams should play in Washington. The sports economy sometimes gets minimized to fun and games, but it’s dollars and cents,” Bowser said in the video. “We have to shift our economy. We have to be committed to tough decisions that change the business environment here.”

This is a developing story. Stay with 7News for the latest updates.