Episode 1,251: chat with Kevin Sheehan on Washington Commanders brand four years since 2.2.22 and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

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🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Commanders parting with three more assistant coaches, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Kevin Sheehan, host of The Kevin Sheehan Show podcast, on the state of the Washington Commanders brand on the four-year anniversary of the official announcement of that brand on 2.2.22 Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: breakdown of a 4-3 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes in what was the Caps' best and most improbable win in the NHL's 2025-2026 regular season so far Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on a 142-111 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and a 116-112 win over the Sacramento Kings in a game that featured perhaps the most blatant example yet of the Wizards tanking Segment 5 - College Basketball: analysis of Maryland's 93-63 loss to No. 12 Purdue for the Terrapins' worst loss ever at Xfinity Center, the University of Missouri-Kansas City hiring former Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon as head coach, Georgetown's 77-64 win at Butler for the Hoyas' third consecutive victory, No. 17 Virginia's 73-66 win at Boston College, Virginia Tech's 72-58 loss to No. 4 Duke, George Mason's 77-73 win at St. Bonaventure, VCU's 89-75 win over Loyola Chicago and George Washington's 79-65 loss to Fordham The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred fifty one of the Al Galdi podcast. It is Monday, February 2, 2006. It is 2.2.26, the four-year anniversary of 2.2.2.2.
0:42.3	The four-year anniversary of the official announcement of commanders as the new name for the NFL team that started as the Boston Braves, then became the Boston Redskins,
0:56.1	then became the Washington Redskins, and then became the Washington football team.
1:02.0	Who could forget the high energy, high production value, all-time great way, in which the name
1:10.0	commanders was officially announced.
1:12.8	Let's go back to February 2nd, 2022, what the team branded as 2.2.22.
1:21.2	The Today Show on NBC, anchor and Washington fan Craig Melvin, along with then Washington Interior Defense of
1:30.6	lineman Jonathan Allen, then team president Jason Wright, and then senior advisor to write,
1:37.1	Doug Williams. All four guys were seated in chairs on the field in an empty FedEx field, now Northwest Stadium, on a freezing
1:48.4	cold day in the Washington, D.C. area. Craig asked Jason a question, and then Jason gave Doug the honors.
1:59.7	Let's not make folks wait.
2:02.6	Let's not drag it out, Jason.
2:04.1	What's the, what is the new team name?
2:06.9	Doug, what is it?
2:08.6	We are the commanders.
2:11.5	We are the commanders.
2:13.0	The commanders.
2:14.0	The Washington commanders.
2:15.2	Right.
2:16.0	Oh, wow.
2:16.7	You don't waste any time there.
2:17.9	There it is.
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