Owners discussed Daniel Snyder’s status during committee meetings in Florida

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The NFL continues to inch toward the possibility of officially taking up the question of whether Daniel Snyder will continue to own the Commanders.

The Washington Post reports that owners present for committee meetings this week in Florida discussed the possible sale of the Commanders and “other issues” regarding Snyder. Per the report, “no decisions” were made about the possibility of taking a vote to oust Snyder from ownership.

Not all owners attended the committee meetings.

According to the Post, some owners emerged “still hopeful” that Snyder will agree to sell the team without the need for a formal vote to force him out.

All owners will meet in Arizona later this month, for the annual NFL meetings.

Adding to the overall awkwardness is that Snyder continues to be absent league meetings. His wife, Tanya, has represented the team at all ownership meetings held since July 2021, when the NFL imposed vague, undefined, and loosely enforced (by all appearances) restrictions on Daniel Snyder’s ownership activities.

28 responses to “Owners discussed Daniel Snyder’s status during committee meetings in Florida

  1. That Synder… he’s quite the rascally one… He’s on double secret probation, and they still can’t get rid of him

  2. They’re inching towards the possibility of maybe taking up the issue at a later to be determined month or possibly year.

  3. I don’t think Snyder is going anywhere. Not for a long time. He’s having too much fun. Making too much money. He doesn’t bother the other owners.

  4. Daniel Snyder will go when he says its time to go. Remember Al Davis? NFL historians revere and regret him coming into the NFL, but that is what made him so likeable. Snyder tried and tried to create a winning franchise just like Detroit, Miami, Arizona, The Jets, The Vikings and dare I include Cleveland. They all try and fail, yet the fans come back. Will Daniel Snyder stick it out?

  5. “The NFL continues to inch toward the possibility of officially taking up the question of whether Daniel Snyder will continue to own the Commanders” – LMAO. That is a “definite maybe”.

  6. Washington has had three primary owners.

    Washington won NFL championships and Super Bowls under the first two, but not Snyder.

    It seems like there’s been more off-the-field controversy in the Snyder era as well.

    Under Jack Kent Cooke, Washington was one of the NFL’s most respected franchises. I just don’t think that’s true anymore.

    Maybe the Commanders can regain that respect with a new owner. Nothing’s going to change with the Snyders, though.

  7. Keeping Mr. Snyder is the best thing for the other teams in the NFC East.

  8. I don’t think there is any reason they should take up a vote to force him out until they are sure he is not going to sell the team. I realize there is some doubt now as to the legitimacy of his mission to sell the team, but the league can afford to wait. This, however, is not good for the team or the fans. Snyder definitely needs to go. The longer it takes for him to go means the team will continue to sink in this quicksand of mediocrity.

  9. My money os that nothing gets done. Something is going on behind the scene preventing the owners for actually wanting to force the sale.

  10. So the guy who’s desperately trying to buy the team is putting out a story that the owners are possibly getting ready to oust him, and we’re supposed to believe that report? I don’t think so.

  11. The NFL needs to end the current investigation, release it, and release the Wilkinson report, THEN move to boot Snyder. If he’s going to act like a child, treat him like one and spank him publicly and destroy what is left of his reputation.

  12. ANYTHING to get this bad guy out of football and a new owner (Bezos?) for the Washington Football Team!!! PLEASEEEEEEE!!!

  13. If 31 independent business owners forced #32 to sell his business, are they really 32 independent business? Or is that only when it benefits them legally,?

  14. I don’t see Mr. Snyder cowering to a bunch of nepo baby owners. He’s a self-made billionaire – this fact scares them.

  15. Sounds like the message is “Sell it or we will make you sell it”. We will see if Snyder wants that fight. I have no idea why he would. 7 billion is a pretty good return on an 800 million dollar investment over 24 years. I can see that he could be looking for some indemnity if he sells the team, because why would he want to get sued for the money he just received, but I doubt the other owners can provide much protection because he may be accused of crimes. I think Snyder should be trying to figure out how to navigate his way out smoothly instead of fighting, but that’s not his way.

  16. bozobiden says:
    March 8, 2023 at 9:01 am
    So the guy who’s desperately trying to buy the team is putting out a story that the owners are possibly getting ready to oust him, and we’re supposed to believe that report? I don’t think so.

    ————

    Do you think Bezos is desperately trying to buy the team? I don’t think so. If that were the case the deal would be done. He could offer 1.5X the going rate and the deal would already be closed.

  17. vahawker says:
    March 8, 2023 at 9:33 am
    If 31 independent business owners forced #32 to sell his business, are they really 32 independent business? Or is that only when it benefits them legally,?

    ——–

    I see it more like a shotgun clause in a small business. Basically the owners are signing up for a provision as part of ownership that they can be forced to sell their team for fair market value if they are proven to have broken the league bylaws and acted in against of league interests. In most trade associations that would mean you would just be kicked out of the trade association, but that doesn’t work for the NFL, so this rule makes sense. The owners are knowingly signing up for it as part of purchasing a team.

  18. Everyone has to remember something: when Goodell backed those ridiculous loans to keep Snyder afloat and buy his junior partner’s out, the league basically allowed him to carry the debt. They control how much debt an owner can carry for the franchise. They can call that in at any time. Unless Snyder can find another bank dumber than The Bank of America to lend him the money, they have him by the nuts! Snyder has few choices, including the VA DA coming for an indictment. Someone less stupid and vindictive would have sold six months ago and be on his yacht running away from the media before he’s too poor to own it anymore!

  19. Danny is going to leverage his dirt on the other owners until the story goes away. The league will kick the can down the road long enough to sideline him without outright expulsion. Expect to hear a lot about what a great owner his wife is the coming months. Maybe the league will have to finance a new stadium as an interim measure. The Commanders may become a ward of the league like the NO Pelicans

  20. There are no coincidences. No team needs Lamar Jackson more than the Commanders. They are to far back to move up in the draft and the current roster is a Super Bowl contender. Snyder, for probably the first time since he has been an owner, does not want to alienate the other owners. They not only have the ability to vote him out, but the ability to release the findings of his investigation. Two high first round picks for a franchise player is a no brainer. Look at what Denver gave up for Russell Wilson. Jackson would immediately sell tickets and make the team a contender. More importantly you pull all those Baltimore fans less than an hour up I-95.

  21. I wonder how many of Snyder’s yes-men on his payroll are posting positive comments here and on Twitter. I mean, no one likes him, so it makes no sense for anyone to defend him… except the most delusional sycophant or someone who’s actual job is being a grovelling subservient to Snyder.

  22. Snyder will get a reprieve for hiring the offensive coordinator nobody wanted

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