One of many worst figures within the NFL is reportedly now out of the league, with Dan Snyder reportedly reaching an agreement to promote the Commanders to a bunch led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris for $6 billion. Harris’ group contains billionaire Mitchell Rales and Magic Johnson, with the previous NBA star additionally having an possession stake in three Los Angeles sports activities groups — the Dodgers, Sparks, and LAFC.
It took a herculean paycheck for Snyder to go away one of the NFL’s cornerstone franchises behind, which he bumped into the bottom with quite a few scandals below his watch, to not point out a principally horrible on-field product. Snyder needed to depart on his phrases, regardless of how evil the schmuck is. And seems he has a value, and he’ll trip off into the sundown below the identical bubble as Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver, as a disgraced former skilled sports activities proprietor. That trio couldn’t care much less about that title so long as their financial institution accounts are nonetheless full of more cash than most can ever dream of. It’s higher than no silver lining in any respect.
Reign of terror
Snyder took management of the then-Redskins in 1999, seven years after the staff’s final Tremendous Bowl victory. Beneath Snyder’s possession, Washington hasn’t superior to a convention championship sport. Snyder has to additionally reply for the poisonous office tradition he let fester, monetary tampering, suing season-ticket holders, his love for the Redskins nickname, horrible personnel choices, the deterioration of FedEx Subject, and extra. However apart from that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln? Bye-bye, Danny Boy.