At the Wilson Building Wednesday afternoon, about two dozen Commanders fans waited for hours for the final City Council vote to be cast. When it was, a cheer rose up in the council chamber. Fans celebrate the RFK stadium deal: 'Welcome Home!'

Outside the hearing room, many voiced their pleasure that the Commanders are coming home.

“Go Commanders! Let’s win the Super Bowl this year!” said D.C. resident Dottie Love Wade. She said she and her husband are lifelong Commanders fans. “Welcome home!”

The D.C. Council voted 11-2 on Wednesday to approve a deal valued at around $3.7 billion to build the team a new stadium on the old RFK Stadium site.

It’s been a long, often contentious process. Many groups opposed the project and still do. Several members of the D.C. chapter of the Sierra Club

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