If it's done in plain view, it's still blackmail. The expose written by Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham, and Tisha Thompson was published on Thursday. According to the report, he said he has enough secrets to blow up several of the owners. In order to protect himself from any attempt to remove him from his position as the Commanders' owner, there are contingencies in place.
Even if he is bluffing, the report claims that he has told his friends that he can't be fucked with. It's similar to the nerve of the man to put his foot down and acquire aging stars such as Bruce Smith and Deion Sanders in the same off-season against the wishes of his advisors. He told high-level football staff that if they didn't do this, he'd kill them.
There have been documented mistakes made by the man. From the toxic workplace culture he fostered, to financial tampering, to the deterioration of FedEx Field and overall fan interest, it's easy to see how the walls are closing in on him. His hold on one of the league's most-storied teams and one that hasn't added shit to its trophy case in the 21st century continues to be questioned. The Thursday Night game is a test for the league. It would be a shock if this report wasn't mentioned a lot.
This seems to be a coordinated effort among several people within the league. After all, the NFL is a business partner. The network wouldn't publish anything that would hurt its reputation. The scope of the story is massive after talking with more than 30 sources, including current league and team executives, lawyers and Washington employees. Is it possible that the owner of this story beat other owners with dirt on him to the punch? Was it the other owners and executives who were trying to get rid of the bad apples in the league? Below, we look into the aftermath.
DJ Dunson wonders how long it will take Dan Snyder to fight against the opposition to his ownership. Multiple owners contributed to the report on this story. He has a file on Jerry Jones, but he hasn't brushed off anything yet. According to a source in the article, Jones is washing his hands and may not be able to help the coach.
Is it really that much of a shock that the owners are being blackmailed? This is not the first time he has done this. The leaked emails which got Jon Gruden canned by Las Vegas were said to be from the point of view of the man. Every single letter was written by Bruce Allen.
The offensive emails from Allen led to his dismissal. He tries to dodge blame. It's starting to remind me of a time when a dictator used to occupy the White House and use any means at his disposal to hold onto power.
Washington has gained little traction in the National Football League over the last 30 years. It is either faking a problem or overcorrecting the issue at the expense of other people. Poor management has led to the team that used to go by the racial slur not appearing in a conference title game. This story is right in your wheelhouse if you believed the worst about the people.
The turmoil being made public wasn't going to happen. It might not have been public knowledge before Jerry Jones' 80th birthday, which coincides with the posting of this piece, but this in-fighting had to be a major topic in NFL circles, possibly leading to some owners believing the right move was to broadcast these alleged shady back-doors to
Solid reporters are the ones who break the story that pierces through the league's armor. Even though there are two different stories being presented at the same time, the content of the article isn't in question. It makes sense that the people closest to him don't think he's that bad. Someone would hate him for everything he has done. A person looks at him like Lord Farquaad in the movie and wants to be the dragon that eats him. Eddie Murphy's best noble steed, Donkey, could be in this scenario, but we don't know who he is.
The NFL has to mythologize its role in killing the dragon to bounce off Eric's point. They were able to create distance between the league and their owner. The owners who are upset with him can vote him out. If he holds a guillotine over the heads of a few owners, a majority could vote him out. It will be interesting to see if the report is addressed on air.
There may be a group of owners who wanted this story out there to give them traction for a removal vote at the fall owner's meetings. They are figments of my imagination, but it would be comforting to think that a resistance is in the process of ending the reign of terror in D.C.
It is difficult to say what the league could gain without knowing what the end result is for those who spoke for the story. He has had a lot of bad things said about him. One benefit of someone being kicked out of the club is that it raises the chance of unity in the group. It should be broadcasted. The format for this kind of discussion is already on CBS. It's time to bring on Jeff Probst.
It makes too much sense for the league to benefit from this story. What interest would Washington have in playing Chicago? A team owner just got a lot of bad press. It should do well for Amazon Prime. More revenue from a big team would be great. The tickets for the home games against the Vikings, Falcons, and Browns are starting at $299. 25 years ago, that was the price for a single game.
The 32 league owners have complete control over the NFL. The reasons why concussion protocol standards and roughing the passer penalties are so slow to be fixed are obvious. Except no one will suddenly die, it's straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. That would be good for the ratings. It is possible that one of the NFL's cornerstone franchises can return to glory if the owner is removed.
The tragic figures who tried to steer the Commanders back to the winning path came across as they were trying to circumvent the interference of the boss. I thought he was more delusional than he actually is. It sounds like it's par for the course to threaten high-level football staff for throwing money at aging stars.
The Commanders owner likes to use the world as a template. An excerpt in which an associate of the owner relays his comparison of the league to the mob is followed by a harsh response from another owner. The owner denied that was true. The owners don't like Dan. It's too much to handle.
Losing the team would be a huge blow to him. He hasn't been taken down by the series of reports about him in the past. The NFL has different goals to hit to make an owner leave than the NBA did. Problems within the organization will not go away on their own. It can take a long time to get rid of a bug problem. I don't think this is bad press for the league as a whole or for Washington. The team would be better off if he didn't step near the facility again, according to the fans. The NFL gets a lot of grief for how they treat alleged sexual misconduct and other issues where one team owner doesn't register as a stop-the- presses story.
Jones didn't comment for the report, as did a Cowboys' spokesman. Someone was talking behind his back and was caught. Jones isn't interested in people finding out shitty things about him. That doesn't mean he'll get rid of him. The owners of the hated rivals were in Arlington recently. That may have been a lie.
John Brownlee and Stuart Nash are partners at Holland & Knight, one of the law firms representing the state of Michigan. The passage says that the team's great transformation cannot be changed by the reporting of the sports network. Does that mean anything in the real world? It is worded in a strange way.
We didn't know that the war over Snyder's removal had started. We might never see a better process again. The only thing left to do is for Dan to take out his guns and leave the area. He will be able to cash out in a multi-billion dollar sale of the franchise, escape amidst the chaos and lock his other 31 peers inside the burning building.
There has to be something. It's a point of no return for the 32 owners who will be in Manhattan on Tuesday for a forum. It will set the tone for how to remove owners from the league if he leaves. 75% of NFL owners must vote to remove one of their peers for it to succeed, according to league protocol. Everyone is going to play a game of cards on the table. There is a bye-bye problem if Snyder bluffs. He won't go down without a fight if he's not.
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