WASHINGTON, DC—The idea of building a new RFK Stadium in the District has drawn the interest of both the Olympic exploratory committee and Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.

Even though the Redskins' current home field—FedEx Field in Landover, MD—is just 17 years old, Snyder has reportedly been interested in returning the team to the district. Last week in an interview with broadcast network Comcast Sportsnet, Snyder confirmed he might like to have his NFL franchise play its home games at a new RFK Stadium, according to the Washington Post.

“We've already seen some preliminary drawings, and I'm going to be very retro with it,” Snyder told CSN. “It's gonna feel like RFK. It's gonna move like RFK. I love that. I actually asked architectural firms to do it, and they said that they can do it. I said that I think the lower-bowl sections are going to want to rock the stadium like the old days.”

Erik A. Moses, managing director of sports and entertainment at Events DC, says the group has not had direct discussions with the Redskins about a new stadium. Two months ago the U.S. Olympic Committee named the District one of four finalists for a potential bid.

“As we get farther down the road with this D.C. 2024 bid, the obvious plan would be if you become the host city for a U.S. bid, where would you build [the stadium]? At RFK. And then convert it afterwards for permanent use,” Moses says.

The controversy surrounding the Redskins' name continues in the District and elsewhere and could be tied to any new stadium plan. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says the name needed to be discussed if the team wanted a stadium deal and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton was among 49 Capitol Hill lawmakers to send a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging him to endorse a change in the team's name. See story in the Washington Post.