The Washington Commanders are coming to town.The final selection ends an 18-month saga over the franchise’s identity after the team dumped its old name, the Redskins, in 2020 after a half century of pressure from Native Americans. The team’s derogatory nickname had prompted advertisers to flee and the team to adopt a placeholder name, the Washington Football Team, as it searched for a new identity. Different names had been teased online for weeks — Admirals, Generals, Presidents — and the team said it considered more than 40,000 public submissions.Fans had been speculating about the Commanders name for weeks, which was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL. Eagle-eyed sleuths chased down domain names, and a former player appeared to leak the name in an interview before he walked back his remarks. The team’s president, Jason Wright, said last month that the franchise couldn’t wait “to hit the ground running with our team name and identity on a clear path.” “While we’ve always understood it would be a nearly impossible task to select a name that all of our fans would identify with as their first pick, we are very excited about our final selection, which aligns with our values, carries forth our rich history, represents the region and, most importantly, is inspired and informed by you, our fans,” Wright said at the time.