The NFL is inching closer and closer to the conclusion of its relationship with Commanders owner Dan Snyder. A special league meeting has been set for July 20, in which the team owners are expected to vote to ratify the sale of the franchise to Josh Harris for $6.05 billion. That’s only one part of the league’s situation with Snyder. The other part entails their investigations into allegations against the soon-to-be former owner of sexual misconduct and financial malfeasance. According to Mark Maske of The Washington Post, the NFL has been urged by the House Committee to release a report on the investigation upon its completion. 
To be clear, this is the second investigation into the allegations against Snyder. The first investigation, conducted by attorney Beth Wilkinson, was conducted back in 2021. The findings of the investigation were not released by the NFL, but it did result in a fine to the team of $10MM and the forced assumption of day-to-day operating duties by Snyder’s wife, Tanya. The findings were concealed due to promises of confidentiality made to witnesses.
The Oversight Committee released a 79-page report on the Wilkinson investigation in December claiming that Snyder “obstructed” the committee’s investigation and failed to provide full and complete testimony, as his attorney had pledged he would. The report also claimed that the NFL failed “to address Mr. Snyder’s interferences” and that the league played a role in concealing the team’s toxic work environment.
This second investigation was conducted by attorney Mary Jo White, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The investigation has not yet concluded, but already, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has urged the league to release the findings of the report upon its completion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had pledged before to release the report in “full transparency,” so the letter from representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the Committee, was a call to abide by Goodell’s pledge when the opportunity comes.
“More than a year has passed since your pledge to ‘share the results of that investigation,’ yet, to date, no part of the information has been released to the public,” Raskin wrote. “In light of the impending sale of the Commanders franchise, I urge you to honor your commitment to release the report in its entirety and ‘take additional disciplinary action if warranted.'”
We’ve seen in previous reports that Snyder is opposed to the pledge by Goodell. It’s been reported that Snyder had called to keep the findings confidential in February and was lobbying the league to limit the release in May, though the Commanders denied both reports. Despite Snyder’s continued efforts to cover up the findings of White’s report, it’s not believed that the issue should hold up the sale of the franchise at all.
It’s unclear, as of yet, exactly when the report will be concluded. Snyder has refused to be interviewed by White for the investigation to date, but some believe that White will request his participation at least one more time before concluding her investigation. It will be interesting to see just how much, if anything, is released by the league upon the report’s conclusion and if any action will be taken due to the results.
The NFL achieved their objective of getting rid of Snyder so they are probably quite content to see any investigation reports turn to dust. Any smart investigator knows that a tree rarely has just one bad apple and if investigations were to branch off into the operations of other owners this could result in a real mess for Goodell and the league.
Who is doing the ‘urging’ and what’s their motive?
Dan can afford the payout. That’ll be the result.
Congress has more important things to be worried about.
True, but a bit of public grand standing never hurts if you’re looking to get re-elected to another term.
I’ll be honest. I could care less.
Funny that they leaked Gruden’s comments but won’t release a report regarding a sanctioned investigation.
The NFL should be forced to release there results too if they want to continue to receive public funding for stadiums they profit off of.
I’ve always thought any cities that give them money for stadiums should take some of their profit.
Redskins
Snyder bought the Redskins
I’m sure you are trolling, but I’ll bite because I’m a billy goat! The team isn’t called that any longer because it is a disgusting slur. The only team name that is worse is the Commanders. Whatever filthy name the team had when Snyder bought it is not important to the story, but I’m glad you got to post it twice. I’ll bet it will make a great story at your next Klan rally.
Filthy only to white liberals. Natives didn’t care.
BS they do care. Again like others have said this is a football discussion page.
Its literally referring to the government paying for the skins of native people. Its filthyiness knows no color. I was also unaware that you spoke for all native tribes and people. The reason the name was changed is because athletic apparel companies would no longer print the racial slur on clothing. And natives cared. Don’t believe me, look it up.
Ignorant right wing fanatic. The owner of the Redskins was a well known racist who didn’t name then that to honor the Native Americans. Team was so bad he still wouldn’t try to bring in black players to help his team. He had to be forced to be a human being in 1961.
He must have been an ignorant left wing Democrat. They supported the KKK and Jim Crow laws. The founder of the democratic party, Andrew Jackson, came up with the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears.
What is the opposite of woke… Intentionally ignorant? It isn’t about a party name that has shifting alliances over the past 200 years. It is never about political party names. It is about the attitudes of the people supporting the parties at any given time. Neither party is not racist. One is just open about it. And again, this is excellent sports commentary on a sports team by @Plus3. The only thing worse is the political commentary that it offers!
You incorrectly assume the Redskins name is because the owner wanted a racial slur. You’re wrong. Many sports teams had names associated with natives. This is your problem, you want to find racism under every rock. That’s what real racists do. Woke is racist.
Don’t try to play the I know history better than you so I must be a woke idiot. The Indians name was to honor a Native American. They would have been better off sticking to the Spiders though. The Braves was to honor the N.A. and their brave fighters. Redskins ? If you know who the owner was and you’re still considerably naive or purposely obtuse. He was a racist. That is not in doubt. I can ride of the woke left and their stupidity. They are. Both sides are full of ignorant idiots. It’s not being woke to state what was a fact of history. It was what it was. Doesn’t mean everyone’s a racist. Or was.
Your problem. Like most of the new right. Or Trump cult lovers. You can’t accept what happened before as a fact. It must be woke lies.
You don’t have to find racism under every rock back in the 60s or before that. It was more prevalent. You’re going through deny this fact. So you can’t admit your ignorance? Worried that you will be wrong? Don’t worry no one is going there come knocking on your door asking for reparations. Worse than racist. Woke idiots. Pandering liberals. Hypocrites that can’t be bothered to investigate facts.
Naming a national sports franchise a racial slur referring to skinning native people isn’t “under a rock”. I don’t know what “woke” is supposed to mean, but I think it means realizing that actions we take and words that we use can have unintended consequences. “Call out” culture is stupid. That to me is waiting to pounce on people for being behind on the latest PC language despite knowing the heart of the speaker. Refusing to acknowledge that any words or actions can be labeled hurtful so as not to be “woke” is intentionally ignorant. I personally do not care if you walk around using racially charged language, but Nike won’t print it anymore. I guess they are “woke”. I think I’m using the word correctly??
The Redskins weren’t named by the owner after skinning, and there no intent for the name to be racially charged. Many sports teams in the 1930s were named after Natives. Nike did print it for decades, but only decided 10 minutes ago not to. Why was that? Only white liberals are offended, as usual.
Nike and other apparel brands stopped printing it for the only reason that they would ever stop printing it…it was bad for business. I’m sure as a right wing fringe actor you understand that money talks and bull stuff walks. BTW not offended by much, but also not going to walk around with racial slurs on my t-shirt. You have the right to be offensive, I have the right to buy or not buy any shirt that I want, and sports teams have the right to try to print t-shirts that will reach the broadest audience possible. This isn’t white liberal driven it’s just math. If only white liberals had the kind of power that you say we do. We would have a national health care system.
I’m glad white liberals don’t. You want national health care yet they already run the worst school systems, and in California, can’t even keep highway rest stops open. And you want them to run health care?? Lol
Yep. Call it a national VA program. Clearly, white liberals aren’t running things. If right wing economic theories are correct, then why Are the worst performing economies all republican controlled and the strongest economy in the US Washington State. Just wondering when the Mississippi plan will sweep the nation into the next boom??
White liberals sure are running things in California, Illinois and New York. The 3 states with massive debt, violent crime, and mismanagement. And 3 states people are leaving. This isnt even mentioning how sad and hopeless Oakland and Portland are. You’re a child who spends too much time on the internet and not in the real world.
That is a good answer for why the economies of republican controlled southern states are all failing. The states you mentioned mostly spend poorly, but they keep making money. I’m not a “liberal” which is why you haven’t trapped me into defending them, but you have not answered one direct question. Saying that another state is terrible does not answer why republican petri dishes in southern States our awful and failing. I’m suggesting that there may be a third or fourth answer not just the two false choices we are presented with.
I posted again way down at the bottom. I know the Dems history and the Republicans too. That wasn’t the end of the story. Deflecting from what both parties became has been a big habit of the Trump cult. They know the majority of people will Not. Do not. Read up on any history. Anywhere. They believe it’s all a lie. If it does not conform to their beliefs. The Left is the same way. You don’t just have to read history books either. After it happens. You have a lot of people who lived through the changes of the 60s that changed what the parties became during 1968-69 S hole that the country was becoming. People think the country is in trouble now. Try experiencing what happened at that time. Even if you didn’t you can read magazines that actually wrote in unbiased forums during that time. As it happened. Not after the fact. Which is a better way to get the real. As it happened facts. Heck you can even go back and read magazines from the early to mid 1900s. They have deep articles about the Tulsa race riots among others written up by the Saturday Evening Post. With language that was as direct as you would expect from that time.
It’s the lefties who are intersecting racism into every aspect of life, and using it as an excuse. There was alot of racism, bigotry, and discrimination in the US, even against white immigrants like the Irish, Italians, and Poles. And guess what…no one cared. They worked hard and moved on, didnt make excuses. Life went on. It’s ignorance to see people like @larkraxm try to somehow judge societal norms from decades ago when he or she didn’t even live back then.
The judgement is on the current societal norms, not the norms of “back then”. To say that because it happened “back then” it is free from judgement is intentionally ignorant. Just as those who will live “later on” will judge what we do “right now” and call it “back then”. My judgements in all of these threads were not on the franchise being named a racial slur 100 years ago, although I believe they could have done better 100 years ago too, but on those who want to still use it 100 years later. It isn’t “lefty” or “righty” to learn and be a better version of ourselves. Refusing to learn or be better in order to piss off a “lefty” is no way to live. I hope you find some time to reflect and walk towards kindness. Happy Fourth of July!
It wasn’t a racial slur 100 years ago, and still isn’t. No one needs you to tell us what is a “better version” of ourselves. Happy 4th!
I didn’t think so either until I read your posts!
You been to a ‘klan’ events?
Do they still happen?
Ever been to a PowWow?
Ever seen a real Native American? Ever asked one his opinion on the name?
Ever known a ‘Commander’?
The name commanders is to honor the military presence around DC including the pentagon. Are you saying they don’t deserve it??
Ever met pentagon brass?
Yep, have and this could be why the team sucks!
Regular troops I respect, having been one, but pentagon? C’mon man!
I’m saying its a stupid name for a sports team. Are you questioning my patriotism because Commanders is stupid. Why didn’t they call them the Privates. You don’t think enlisted men deserve it? Only commanders? Why don’t you love our boys?
I was referring to comment to you about attending Klang evens wtc.
My comment not in response to you larkraxm.
In response to Klan events…pow wows etc.
It is a dumb name. I thought Synder was trolling Handmaids Tale and the Gilead Commanders lol
I never read stories about the Commanders because who really cares. They aren’t relevant. But this is the most fun I’ve had in a comment section in a while! I didn’t know that Snyder and an abandoned racial slur nickname still had support. Throw in some house dems propaganda with some Trump worship and you have yourself the best sports commentary you could ask for!
Demonstrates how easy it is to ‘stir the pot’, damn I love that. Imagine being in a room with groups like this and having a ‘rule’ – last one standing wins, but physicality and alcohol are banned.
I think we all agree Synder was an incompetent owner and the team suffered. Hope they become great once again. They’ve put up some good games against the cry boys
No. Yes. No. Yes. Yes. Probably.
Trumps own investigators did not uncover Biden family corruption in Ukraine. That isn’t to say there wasn’t any, just that the investigation uncovered minor tax infractions that he pled guilty to. The real thing @Plus3 is that they are all corrupt. Trump should be in prison and his cellmate should be Hunter Biden.
Clarity – politics should be a private concern.
The majority of people really don’t care others ‘political opinions’.
But to football – that football team has a myriad of quality players and Ron isn’t a ‘terrible’ coach so poor performance has to be on ‘front office’.
So is the quest for the ‘Manning’ sweepstakes? Is he really worth the ridicule?
This is a pretty solid take. Trump hires idiotic sycophants, so it’s not really a surprise that they could find the dirt on “the big guy”. I don’t believe for a second that Joe wasn’t getting kickbacks from all the jobs his unqualified son was being gifted. But I’m also not so naive to think that this is a rare occurrence. Everyone in government who has influence to peddle does so.
“These are the same democrats that impeached Trump for trying to uncover Biden family corruption in Ukraine.”
It is shocking how brainwashed you are. And also, this is a football rumors website, not a Facebook comments section.
It’s shocking how much of a sheep you are. And this post is about House dems and how worthless they are. Can’t blame Synder for giving them the middle finger.
Liberal people do this all the time, bringing their politics into everything thats not political in nature. So if you’re not liberal you have to do it as well to show not only the other side but to get people to complain about everyone bringing politics in to everything in general, in order to stop liberals from behaving like this in the first place.
Your logic is dazzling.
Plus3? Is a liberal? Doesn’t sound like that to me. Tin Foil alley maybe. Everyone but trump is a liar. Sounds like it. Politicians are bought by special interest and corporations. No matter what their best intention going in. While some go in to try and see how much they can burn it down internally.
Protect the shield
Set the precedent of releasing reports is a non partisan issue. If an owner is doing scumbag and/or illegal activities, the world should know. With great power comes great responsibility. Shouldn’t be scared if there’s nothing to hide.
Yes it’s true. The Democrats were the party of the KKK. The Dixie Crats loved their white supremacy. The republicans was the party of Lincoln. Then a funny thing happened. Truman decided that it would be a good idea to give blacks more rights than they had because hey maybe thanking them for contributing to the WW2 effort. That they did not get after the Great War. After he heard about blacks being lunched for just wanting some basic opportunity. He helped push through desegregation of the military. It had been subtle or barely there before during the war.
The Dixie’s rebelled in droves. Starting going towards the other party. Through the years it just progressed from there. The Dems were for putting through Civil rights legislation. Basic stuff. The stuff that helped get Colin Powell get promoted. Which deserved would not happen without help from affirmative action programs. Those are getting more outdated now as time goes by and we see people wanting to get through on merit alone.
When people look at Charlton Heston. Frank Sinatra. They don’t remember them as Civil rights activists either. Charlton was at MLK March on Washington. Sinatra was promoting equality in 1948 Indiana. In Vegas. They are known especially into the 80s and after as Reagan loving. Republicans. Don’t take my guns from my cold hands types.
Times changed. All you have to is look through 1968-69 when a lot of people went Republicans. They saw the Dems as being the party of the hippies. Drugs. Free love. Wanting to give handouts. Hating a war that was a disaster. But still being patriotic after WW2 and feeling disgust at the attitudes. It just snowballed again from that into the 70s. The Republicans become the party of believing in God and country more than the Dems are thanks to Farwell courting Reagan. Or was it the other way around.