The Washington Commanders: Why the NFL and the NFL should have a No-Likelihood Collision, Especially after the Superbowl
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder has denied allegations that he hired private investigators to look into his NFL counterparts, as well as league commissioner Roger Goodell.
Multiple unnamed owners and league and team sources reported last week that the Commanders owner instructed his law firms to hire private detectives to look into other owners.
“While we all are fierce competitors on the field, we are a part of this organization because we love football, our teams and our fans. Having the opportunity to own a franchise in America is something that few people take for granted. Falsehoods and lies being spread about any of our organizations hurts our League, our players and our fans, and we simply cannot let them go unchallenged.”
The NFL didn’t release a written report on its review of the team’s workplace culture that resulted in a $10 million fine, and this was the reason the House committee opened its investigation. Several former employees said that they were sexually harassed while working for the team.
The president of the Commanders, who the report said had no power to make real change, has been denied the job by the league, said the letter. I am aware that this is false. Unfortunately, ESPN ignored our efforts to correct the many falsehoods in their article before its publication.”
Following the Commanders’ 12-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, Washington head coach Ron Rivera also denied the reports, saying that he was behind the decision to recruit Wentz.
“I’m the f**king guy that pulled out the sheets of paper, looked at the analytics, watched the tape … when we were at Indianapolis, OK? And that’s what pisses me off, ‘cause the young man doesn’t deserve to have that all the time.”
BofA Securities, Snyder’s Team, and NFL Players: The Case against a Football Major League Los Angeles Clippers & Indianapolis Colts Owner
Bank of America Securities is looking into selling part or all of the team he has owned for over a decade. Forbes says the team is worth over $5 billion, a seven-fold increase over the previous high of $800 million paid in 1999.
It was not immediately clear how soon a possible sale could happen. Citing anonymous sources, Forbes reported Snyder has already received at least four calls from groups interested in buying the team.
Steve Ballmer buying the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 is one of the sales that BofA Securities has handled. A message was not immediately returned by the firm.
League spokesperson Brian McCarthy said, “Any potential transaction would have to be presented to the NFL Finance Committee for review and require an affirmative vote by three-quarters of the full membership.” It means 24 of 32 owners.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said at the most recent league meeting there was “merit” to removing Snyder, who has been accused of groping a team employee and of overseeing a workplace in which women were frequently harassed and demeaned.
We will have to see how it plays out but we think this could be a big step towards healing and closure for those women and men who came forward.
The Commission on Oversight and Reform (CARD) Investigates the Report of the Washington Commanders on “Toxic Work Culture”
WASHINGTON — The report by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform states that for two decades, the Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” that was ignorant of and downplaying sexual harassment at the highest levels.
The report stated that the commander’s owner touched a former employee at a dinner and ordered cheerleaders to walk on the field ” while he and his staff produced a video of sexually suggestive footage of cheerleaders.”
The investigators criticized the team and Mr. Snyder for providing evidence to the Committee that revealed the actual causes of the issues.
The league has not protected workers from sexual harassment and abuse, has not sought true accountability for those that abuse workers, and misled the public about the handling of the Wilkinson investigation.
The Commanders’ legal counsel, John Brownlee and Stuart Nash, said in a statement the committee’s work was “one-sided” and there were “no new revelations” in Thursday’s report.
The legal counsel said the team is “proud of the progress it has made in recent years in establishing a welcoming and inclusive workplace, and it looks forward to future success, both on and off the field.”
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, who represented more than 40 ex-Commanders employees, said in a statement Thursday that the “committee’s work resulted in important legislation limiting the use of non-disclosure agreements, which will help prevent this type of widespread harassment from happening in other American workplaces.”
Republicans have said they would immediately drop the case once they take over control of the House early next year. Republicans on the Oversight Committee gave out a memo Wednesday that said Democrats had “leaned on unsubstantiated allegations as fact.”
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1141577647/dan-snyder-washington-commanders-house-report-toxic-culture
The Wroclaw Trial Trial: A Ubiquitous Scheme to Win a Pair of Season Tickets with the Maryland Sea Quasi-Finals
Just last month, the team settled with the state of Maryland, agreeing to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty. A few days earlier, the District of Columbia sued the Commanders in civil court over what it called a scheme to cheat season-ticket holders out of money.