PHOENIX — Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris wouldn’t divulge much about the team’s new uniforms that will be unveiled April 15, but he said enough to provide clues.

Harris, in a wide-ranging interview with reporters at the NFL’s annual meetings in Phoenix, reiterated Monday that it’s a priority for the team to honor its past while still looking ahead.

“I was there for the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s, so I lived through how amazing those (Washington) teams were and what an impact it had on me,” Harris said. “And I know that thousands of our fans, for millions, maybe, feel the same way. So I think it’s important to go back to that as much as you can, but at the same time, we have a bright future ahead.”

Harris cited the team’s new stadium, tentatively slated to open in 2030, as an example of how the team has paid tribute to its past, with the bowl shape, curved roof line and colonnade exterior that resemble the old RFK Stadium. The new venue is, intentionally, a modernized take on the franchise’s former home.

The Commanders have found other ways to honor the franchise’s past, such as bringing back the gold pants the team previously wore, and naming their renovated draft room after late former general manager Bobby Beathard.

“Our uniforms are similar,” Harris said. “I mean, the Super Bowl Era uniforms — there are many ways to honor our past.”

The Super Bowl Era uniforms are near replicas of the ones the team wore in the 1980s and early ‘90s, when it won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII and XXVI). The few tweaks to the design were to modernize them, such as with the sleeves; players don’t wear loose sleeves anymore, so these were fitted.

When asked last year, around the time the team unveiled its Super Bowl Era uniforms, if the franchise planned to make them its permanent uniforms, a person with direct knowledge of the Commanders’ thinking said the team would “continue to evaluate” its options.

“I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but we’re gonna continue to go back and try to embrace our past, but then update it,” Harris said. “So stay tuned.”

Here’s a brief recap of the other topics Harris addressed on Monday:

Stadium update

Harris said the stadium is “totally on track,” with utility construction set to begin soon and vertical construction slated to begin around this time next year.

“We’re doing some of the detailed design features and there are so many cool opportunities with the innovation in stadiums, whether it’s the shape of the scoreboard — which we may have some things up our sleeve on — whether it’s the size of the scoreboard, the sound, the nature of the roof, how close many of the seats are relative to other stadiums,” he said. “There are so many great opportunities, but we’re definitely on track.”

The Commanders and their architect, HKS, released more conceptual renderings of the planned stadium earlier this month, providing additional exterior views. They have not yet offered renderings of the stadium’s interior.

Harris also said the franchise is “about four years away” from focusing on the future name of the stadium.

New coaching staff

Harris lauded coach Dan Quinn’s process for hiring offensive coordinator David Blough and defensive coordinator Daronte Jones, noting how extensive Quinn’s searches were and how communicative Quinn was with Harris. The owner also praised the work of general manager Adam Peters in free agency.

“No one was happy with last season,” Harris said. “We wanted to make a lot of progress, and so we obviously made some changes, and then I think Adam and Dan had a great free agency. We picked up a lot of great players.”

Harris reiterated his faith in Quinn and Peters and said the organization is “solidly behind them.” Yet, Harris also acknowledged there’s an urgency to get it right this offseason and to get the Commanders back on a winning track.

“Time’s a-wasting, and we gotta get on it,” he said. “That’s what we’re doing.”