Soon-to-be former Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s final big move as the team’s boss trends with his ugly history running the NFL franchise.
On Friday, it was announced that Daniel Snyder and a group led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils co-owner Josh Harris had agreed on a record sale price for the Washington Commanders. It was a moment that finally brought an end to Snyder’s disappointing and tumultuous run as owner.
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The 58-year-old is not selling the franchise because he really wants to but because of the scandals that have mounted against him and the team’s leadership over the last few years. It all started two years ago when the NFL fined the Washington Commanders a record $10 million and forced Snyder to indefinitely step away as the team’s boss after a scandal over sexual misconduct inside the organization.
However, the league’s inquiry did not delve deep enough and the scandal was found to be far worse than originally thought. The new findings led to Congress beginning its own investigation. Then their discoveries of financial improprieties from the organization opened the door for investigations by authorities in multiple states and a second NFL inquiry.
Washington Commanders sale price: $6.05 billion
While Congress’ exploration of the Washington Commanders’ misdeeds has been closed and others are still ongoing, the NFL’s second look is reportedly “all but done.” With the findings set to be released publicly soon, it seems Daniel Snyder is trying to save face on the way out as owner and limit what sports fans learn about the investigation.
On Friday, ESPN reported that one of Snyder’s last acts as the Commanders owner has been to have his lawyers “lobbying the NFL to limit the release of attorney Mary Jo White’s report into sexual misconduct allegations and financial improprieties.” The results of the report were allegedly one of the major hold-ups in the team’s sale being finalized.
Chances are that the full report does end up getting released because the NFL limited what the public saw from the previous investigation, and lawyers for several witnesses that have been interviewed for the report have threatened “problems” if a “truncated” version of the report is released.