In the late 1980s, the Redskins felt they were outgrowing the venerable RFK Stadium. Owner Jack Kent Cooke began the search for a new site, and a parcel of land in Prince George's County, Maryland was selected. The new stadium broke ground in 1996, and was ready for play the following year. Unfortunately, Cooke didn't live to see the completion of the project, and in his honor the new stadium was named Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. Despite the naming rights having been sold in 1999 and the official name of the stadium being "FedExField", many fans still refer to the venue as "Big Jack".
FedExField seats just over 91,000 at capacity, and has been the home of the Redskins since the 1997 season. The stadium is the largest in the NFL, but even so it has never failed to sell out a season, and there's already a ten-year waiting list for season tickets. The stadium sets attendance records regularly, with 716,998 fans passing through its turnstiles in 2005 alone. (Ironically, the most-watched game in the stadium wasn't a Redskins game, for which the record is 90,910 - the 2004 BCA Classic between Virginia Tech and BSC drew 91.665.)
The stadium has been criticized for its lack of parking, and many fans feel the gamewatching experience just doesn't stack up to the old RFK stadium. In response, the team has reportedly begun talks with D.C. government to consider the possibility of a new stadium to return the team to the city proper.
