The Washington Commanders are heading back to the US capital after agreeing a deal to build a new $3.7 billion stadium on the site of their former home, the NFL franchise announced on Monday."We are thrilled to welcome the Commanders back home to the Sports Capital,

The Washington Commanders are hoping to be coming home to the District and the hallowed grounds where they played from 1961 to 1996.

After nearly three decades of playing in Maryland, the Washington Commanders are headed back to the District of Columbia to build a new home at the site of RFK Stadium, where the club played until the mid-1990s.