Fox News’ Chad Pergram on House lawmakers investigating Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder over team workplace environment after claims of sexual harassment
The Washington Commanders and team owner Daniel Snyder have come under fire over the last several years amid allegations the organization fostered a toxic workplace environment and questions about why the NFL has yet to force him to sell the team may have been answered in a bombshell report Thursday.
The NFL fined the organization $10 million and co-CEO Tanya Snyder was told to focus on team matters while Daniel Snyder was told to focus on other issues after last year’s outcome of the investigation into the organization. However, the report was never made public.
While Snyder’s seat remains hot, ESPN reported the other 31 owners are just as fearful of the head of the Commanders.
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Daniel Snyder, left, talks with team president Jason Wright on the sidelines before the Cincinnati Bengals game at FedExField on Nov. 22, 2020, in Landover, Maryland. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Snyder told a close associate he had enough information to "blow up" several other NFL owners, the league office and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and asserted "they can’t f--- with me," ESPN reported.
The 57-year-old team owner reportedly told another confidant "the NFL is a mafia" and "all other owners hate each other." To which another unnamed team owner told ESPN that was false and just "all the owners hate Dan."
The fear of reprisal is one of the underlying themes of the report. ESPN reported the NFL was aware of claims Snyder allegedly used private investigators to dig up "dirt" on other team owners, including Dallas Cowboys icon
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