Daniel Snyder could block NFL from releasing findings into workplace probe, lawmakers say

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The NFL and the Washington Commanders agreed to pursue a "joint legal strategy" in the investigation into allegations Washington franchise employees endured a toxic workplace environment in 2020, federal lawmakers said Friday.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released documents related to the probe, showing the private agreement was signed just days after the league said it was taking over the investigation. 

The agreement said any information exchanged as a result of the investigation was privileged and could not be shared without consent of the franchise, formerly known as the Washington Football Team and the Washington Redskins, and the NFL.

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Dan and Tanya Snyder, owners of the Washington Commanders, pose for photos after unveiling their NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Team owner Daniel Snyder agreed attorney Beth Wilkinson would produce a written report, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asked Wilkinson to present an oral report instead, according to lawmakers.

The House committee urged Goodell to release the full findings from the Wilkinson report by Feb. 14, the day after Super Bowl LVI. Lawmakers threatened an "alternative means of obtaining compliance" if he does not cooperate.

"The NFL must explain why a target of its investigation was given the ability to block the release of the investigation’s findings and why the NFL instructed Ms. Wilkinson to reverse course and not provide a written report," lawmakers’ letter to Goodell Friday states. 

"Most importantly, the NFL must end its months-long