The Washington Redskins are a professional
American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The
team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, which is in Prince
George's County, Maryland. The team's headquarters and training
facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia, a community
in Loudoun County, Virginia near Dulles International Airport.
They are members of the Eastern Division of the National Football
Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
According to Forbes Magazine, the Redskins
are the second most valuable franchise in the NFL, valued at approximately
$1.467 billion, having this year been surpassed by their rivals
the Dallas Cowboys. Last year they generated over $300 million
in revenue and netted over $60 million. They have also broken
the NFL's mark for single-season attendance six years in a row.
Overall, the Redskins have played for eleven
NFL Championships and have won five, including three of the five
Super Bowls in which they have played. Four of the five Super
Bowl appearances were under the leadership of Hall of Fame coach
Joe Gibbs.
The Redskins are one of only two teams
in the NFL with an official marching band. The other is the Baltimore
Ravens. The Redskins were also
one of the first teams to have a fight song, "Hail to the
Redskins."