Question: when did the washington redskins become a team
Answer: Washington Redskins Current season Established July 9 , 1932 ; 85 years ago ( July 9 , 1932 ) First season : 1932 Play in FedExField Landover , Maryland Headquartered in Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park Ashburn , Virginia Training camp in Richmond , Virginia Logo Wordmark League / conference affiliations National Football League ( 1932 -- present ) Eastern Division ( 1933 -- 1949 ) American Conference ( 1950 -- 1952 ) Eastern Conference ( 1953 -- 1969 ) Capitol Division ( 1967 -- 1969 ) National Football Conference ( 1970 -- present ) NFC East ( 1970