NFL veteranVon Miller referenced his new team by their former name after President Donald Trump threatened to block federal support for the Commanders new stadium project in Washington D.C. over his desire to reinstate the Redskins name.Speaking to the media after training camp on Thursday, Miller expressed the motivation behind his desire to return to the gridiron."My 15th year inthe league, it never gets old especially being out of work for four months, perspective kind of changes a little bit. You know, back when you were young it was like, Man why do we gotta go to OTAs? Man, I wish I was home. And then youre sitting on the couch for four months, and its like, Man, I wish I was at OTAs."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEW.COMBut in his message to the media, Miller referenced the team as the Redskins."Its good dropping the kids off, and its good picking the kids up from school, but I wanna go to work. The Washington Redskins called me a month and a half ago and started talking, and agreed to come here to Washington about a week and a day ago, and here I am. Excited to be here."The slip-up comes asPresident Trump has called on the team to revert to its former name, which was dropped in 2020.COMMANDERS GENERAL MANAGER, DC MAYOR UNFAZED BY TRUMP'S COMMENTS ON TEAM NAME"My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "I may put a restriction on them that if they dont change the name back to the original Washington Redskins, and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, Washington Commanders, I wont make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone."Commanders general manager Adam Peters said earlier this week that issues like the stadium rights "dont really make it to us.""Were just trying to focus on whats going on here and getting ready for the season."A vote on the deal that would allow the Commanders to return to their former home at RFK Stadium is set to take place on Aug. 1. The deal includes a $3.7 billion redevelopment project featuring a new stadium, housing units, retail space and parkland.The plan to move back to D.C. from the Maryland suburbs is estimated to be around 2030 that is, if the legislation is approved.The White House has made it clear that the presidents comments on the NFL team are legitimate."The president was serious," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. "Sports is one of the many passions of this president, and he wants to see the name of that team changed."The Associated Presscontributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.