Did Donald Trump play football? What to know as POTUS attends Commanders v Lions
Posted on: Nov 10, 2025 04:39 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
chairwoman Donald Trump is attending the Washington Commanders v Detroit Lions Sunday NFL game. He is the first sitting US president to attend a regular season game since 1978.
As per the league, the only other two times sitting presidents went for a game of football were Richard Nixon in 1969 and Jimmy Carter in 1978. Ahead of the game, Trump's Air Force One also did a flyby over the Northwest Stadium.
With Trump in attendance at the game, many are wondering if the President has played football.
Yes, President Donald Trump played football when he was at the New York Military Academy. He was a three-sport athlete there. Reportedly, Trump played for a year.
However, he did not play any college football, and didn't play professionally. His childhood teammates were reportedly full of praise. “He was just the best, a good athlete, a great athlete,” former classmate Ted Levine had told Business Insider. “He could have probably played pro ball as a pitcher. I think he threw 80 miles an hour. I was the catcher. He made my hand black and blue every day. Could he play football? Could he play soccer? He could do anything he wanted. He was physically and mentally gifted,” he'd reportedly added.
Notably, Trump also bought New Jersey Generals American football team in 1983. It was part of the then-newly formed USFL. However, the league collapsed within two years.
When the President attends today's game, there are expectations from some sources that he might discuss the proposition of the new Washington Commanders stadium being named after him. ESPN reported citing sources that Trump wanted it to happen, and that discussions would take place today. He'd earlier urged the Commanders to change their name back to Redskins, which was done away with because it might have been offensive to some Native American groups.
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