Soon after the Washington Commanders were defeated 31-19 by the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon, the teams cleaned up in their respective locker rooms and left. But as soon as they arrived, they discovered that the showers weren’t operating correctly.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72807308/usa_today_21767317.0.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
Commanders players shouldn’t have that much of an issue here. While it would be inconvenient, they can just head home and shower there. Giants players, though, were faced with the choice of a cold, weak shower or making the trip back to New York gross.
Thankfully for the Giants, they at least grabbed the win.
The Commanders’ stadium has had several notable issues in recent years. Several fans fell, almost on top of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, after a metal railing collapsed during a game last year. In 2021, a pipe burst at the stadium and started dumping water all over fans. The team insisted it was just rainwater.
Dan Snyder sold the team earlier this year for $6.05 billion, ending what was a toxic stream of sexual assault and misconduct allegations, financial impropriety accusations and a long-running name change controversy. While there are several on-field issues for the new ownership group to tackle first — the Commanders are 4-7 this season, and haven’t had a winning season since the 2016 campaign — a new stadium is presumably coming.
The way FedEx Field is holding up, the organization may need to speed that process along.
