Dan Snyder, the previous proprietor of the Washington Commanders, is reportedly distraught on the success of the crew after he offered it for $6.05bn in 2023.
In response to a report by ESPN, Snyder now spends most of his time in London, the place he has watched the Commanders’ progress to the NFC championship sport with jealousy. Throughout his 24 seasons as Commanders proprietor, they gained solely two playoff video games, the identical quantity they’ve gained since he offered the crew in 2023. His file as Commanders proprietor off the sector was even worse: he was investigated by the NFL and US Congress over allegations of a misconduct. The congressional investigation discovered Snyder performed a big half in what it described as a poisonous office tradition across the crew.
In accordance the ESPN report, Snyder tried to again out of the sale to a bunch led by Josh Harris and Magic Johnson. He reportedly refused to offer his financial institution particulars to the brand new possession group, that means the sale couldn’t be accomplished. In response to ESPN, it was solely when his spouse, Tanya, intervened that Snyder lastly let the sale go forward.
Beneath the crew’s new possession, the Commanders have dazzled this season. They drafted quarterback Jayden Daniels, who already appears like among the best gamers within the league, and beneath his management they’ve reached Sunday’s NFC championship sport towards the Philadelphia Eagles. In the event that they beat the Eagles they’ll attain the Tremendous Bowl for the primary time because the 1991 season, a feat they by no means achieved beneath Snyder.
In response to ESPN, one one who not too long ago had dinner with Snyder mentioned the previous proprietor “hates” the Commanders’ newfound success. One other individual near Snyder informed ESPN that Snyder has “disappointment – for himself. [The team’s success under new ownership] is killing him … It’s devastating for him.”
The report says that some sources imagine Snyder’s subsequent transfer will likely be to spend money on a Premier League membership, which he can run from his new house in London. Nonetheless, one other individual near Snyder says that the Commanders, who he was a fan of from boyhood, had been the one crew he was fascinated about. “He isn’t a fan of different sports activities,” the supply mentioned. “He’s a fan of the [Commanders]. That was the largest factor.”
Melanie Coburn, a former Commanders worker who testified to Congress throughout its investigation into Snyder’s possession of the crew, mentioned that Washington’s latest success was welcomed by many.
“Karma is actual,” Coburn informed ESPN. “For years, we endured the dysfunction and toxicity on the group beneath Dan Snyder and blamed all of the losses on the darkish cloud he introduced over the crew. Seems, we had been proper.”
