Hot water-gate? NFL players claim they can't shower after Week 11 game

The Washington Commanders are having a bad day.

Washington’s NFL team lost on the field to rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito and the New York Giants and couldn’t even take a refreshing shower postgame. Players reported to media that there was “no water” in the locker room.

A Commanders spokesperson later confirmed there is no hot water in field level locker rooms and that it cannot be fixed without shutting off water to the entire stadium, which is why it was not fixed during the game.

Players said there was no water.

Commanders spox says there was no *hot* water: “We had an equipment failure in the main water heater that provides hot water to the field level locker rooms. We can’t resolve the matter without completely shutting off the water to the stadium,…

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 19, 2023

Far from ideal.

Washington football has struggled on the gridiron this season. The Commanders are now 4-7 on the season after their 31-19 loss to a bad New York team.