Commanders new owner Josh Harris receives game ball after preseason win: 'I love you guys'

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The Josh Harris era has begun for the Washington Commanders as their new owner saw his team’s first victory under his wing – even if it was just a preseason matchup against the Cleveland Browns. 

After the game, head coach Ron Rivera delivered a speech in the Commanders’ locker room, where he felt it was only right that Harris receive the game ball for what they hope is the first of many winning feelings.

"This is a start, preseason game, but nonetheless, a win is a win – to our new owner, Mr. Harris," Rivera said as he gave Harris the ball.

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Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris greets fans during Commanders training camp at OrthoVirginia Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

The Commanders’ players called out "Speech!" as they wanted to hear from Harris. He obliged.

"I’m proud to be part of this family, man. Thank you for delivering the win. I love you guys," he said briefly.

Rivera added, "Let’s get him one for real, too."

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins for Harris’ first taste of the NFL, though, as Rivera pointed out. It is the preseason, though, so rust is to be expected.

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"We can make it easier on ourselves by doing the things that we need to get done and get done the right way," Rivera explained prior to giving the game ball to Harris. "Too many mistakes, too many things that we did that we shouldn’t have done – understand that. Understand we will learn from this, and we will get better from there, but a win is a win. And that’s how you get started – go out and do things