This article was originally published on www.si.com as Commanders Set to Return to DC After Council Approves Stadium Plan.

After weeks of negotiating with the Washington Commanders and pressure from Mayor Muriel Bowser and Congressional leaders, the D.C. Council came to an agreement on its first vote on the deal.

It didn't happen on July 15th like the Washington Commanders initially requested, but it happened. On Friday the DC Council approved the Commanders' RFK Stadium ...

The project passed the first vote in a 9-3 split, with the three who voted against the plan citing concerns about the project’s impact on the nation's capital.