![]() ![]() Even so, the team had discussions with Fairfax and Loudon Counties in Virginia, just in case discussions with DC failed. Until 1992, negotiations between the team and the District continued as Cooke maintained that he wanted a stadium built in DC. ![]() The National Park Service opposed the plan because it would fill a portion of the Anacostia River for stadium parking. Cooke agreed to build the stadium contingent on the terms that the city would assume responsibility for the infrastructure and parking. For over two decades the team played at RFK Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in the nation’s capital that was beloved by fans. In the mid 1980s owner, Jack Kent Cooke, envisioned a new stadium for his team as he was dissatisfied with RFK Stadium and proposed building a 78,000 seat domed stadium adjacent to the stadium. No the stadium is not in Washington, DC, but in Landover, MD. Just North of the nation’s capitol is FedEx Field, home of the Washington Football Team. ![]()
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