Anheuser-Busch ends Washington Commanders sponsorship

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One of the biggest sponsors of the NFL and its teams has decided to stop sponsoring the Washington Commanders.

Anheuser-Busch confirmed that it has ended its sponsorship agreement with the Commanders. Although the company did not explain its decision, it noted in a statement to the Washington Post that it continues to have sponsorship arrangements with 26 other NFL teams, as well as with the league itself.

Anheuser-Busch was one of several companies targeted by former employees of the team who are demanding transparency in the ongoing investigation of sexual harassment within the Commanders organization.

At least two other sponsors have cut ties with the Commanders recently, but Anheuser-Busch is one of the most prominent advertisers in American sports, and its decision is another indication that some businesses just don’t want to be in business with Dan Snyder’s team. If more businesses follow suit, that would be very bad news for Snyder.

34 responses to “Anheuser-Busch ends Washington Commanders sponsorship

  1. Interesting. This is the same company that sells products that contribute to heart and liver disease, other various ailments, violence, drunk driving, etc. Way to take a stand.

  2. I wish the leaders of the Commonwealth of Virginia had the decency to stop supporting Snyder!

  3. When will the other owners get the common sense to kick Snyder out of the league?! He’s one of the worst owners and human beings in D.C. and that’s saying a lot!

    Everyone forgets about 15-20 years ago that Snyder was so nasty to the resort staff in Arizona where NFL owner meetings were being held that the manager told the staff to pack Snyder’s bags and kick him out if he did one more thing! That’s the kind of human being the other owners are still protecting. Now the sexual harrassment and workplace violations they keep trying to quietey hide for him. I have no clue why!

  4. A Commander is nothing but a cheap cigar .. as in “Have a Commander, welcome aboard.” So appropriate for the Dan Snyder-owned team playing in falling-apart RFK Stadium.

  5. When is the NFL going to force the sale of this sorry franchise? Snyder is an evil little twerp who allowed all kinds of sexual harassment of the team’s cheerleaders and employees, and as they did with Jerry Richardson, they need to get this creep out of the NFL! Why are they so afraid of this guy?

  6. “When will the other owners get the common sense to kick Snyder out of the league?! He’s one of the worst owners and human beings in D.C. and that’s saying a lot!”

    Kick out Synder and that opens Pandoras Box on the other owners. The owners know that too.

  7. I assume Snyder has something on the NFL. They did that huge investigation into them and didn’t ‘write it down?’ That was both telling and ludicrous.

  8. People don’t seem to realize Anheuser-Busch is NOT aan American owned company anymore. For like the last 7 years. So, who cares. I would rather have my domestic beers made by American owned breweries.

  9. imho63 says:
    March 19, 2022 at 10:22 am
    People don’t seem to realize Anheuser-Busch is NOT aan American owned company anymore. For like the last 7 years. So, who cares. I would rather have my domestic beers made by American owned breweries.
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    Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev since 2008 which also has its North American regional management headquarters in St. Louis.

    The company employs over 30,000 people and operates 12 breweries in the United States. If it somehow qualifies as “not American owned” we need more of that type of foreign investment.

  10. nfladdict says:
    March 19, 2022 at 7:20 am
    Interesting. This is the same company that sells products that contribute to heart and liver disease, other various ailments, violence, drunk driving, etc. Way to take a stand.

    Not only that it’s the only “drug” that can be fatal to an addict that quits. It’s also the terrible vice that continues to cripple many in the Native American community. The same community that used to represent the team.

  11. There are those putting pressure on the NFL to have black ownership in the NFL. Washington is the target team foe that goal. Snyder has never been portrayed as a likeable personality, so they know there won’t be much fight from fans if he is forced out. Even so, this is the exact wrong way to gain a back owned team.

  12. nfladdict says:
    March 19, 2022 at 7:20 am
    Interesting. This is the same company that sells products that contribute to heart and liver disease, other various ailments, violence, drunk driving, etc. Way to take a stand.

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    Beer hydrates better than water, provides B vitamins, supplies dietary silicon for strong bones, and yields polyphenols to fight free radicals. So what’s your point again?

  13. Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev since 2008 which also has its North American regional management headquarters in St. Louis.

    The company employs over 30,000 people and operates 12 breweries in the United States. If it somehow qualifies as “not American owned” we need more of that type of foreign investment.

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    You are just flat out wrong. But so an I, it has been foreign owned since 2008. Owned by Belgian Company, distributed by Canadian Company.

    InBev is a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, which formed Anheuser-Busch InBev.

    Toyota Trucks are now made in America. I own one. That doesn’t make it American.

  14. Most fans don’t follow sponsorship associations…why would we? That money goes directly to the owners. That being said the newer generation is not drinking Buds but drinking other stuff…..

  15. Calm down haters….this team is not in disarray and will be competitive this year. The name is respectable and the uniforms are even better. The owner is completely hands off concerning the football operations and has been for some time, but I get it, you don’t follow this team so all you know is past history which exactly is what this is, past history. Not a fan of the owner but trust me there are other owners if not all that have skeletons (remember Robert Kraft?). This is one of the most profitable sports franchises and trust me, there will be sponsors lining up to tie their company to a NFL franchise. #takecommand HTTC!

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