Henry Roldán
A few months after starting its first season under a new name , the Washington Commanders are experiencing very turbulent times due to all the allegations surrounding their owner Daniel Snyder, who is at risk of being removed from office by other NFL owners.
Although many reports to Yahoo Sports indicate that the required votes to oust Snyder are unlikely at this time, this issue is already gaining traction among the league’s executive core.
The troubles with Daniel Snyder came after a slew of controversies involving him, including one highlighted by an article by The Athletic, which claims the Commanders would have finishedbottom in the league in terms of revenue.
As for the scandals, the first is an allegation that includes a recording of female employees undressing, a lewd video of a cheerleading photo shoot made for top executives, including Snyder, and widespread verbal abuse and sexual harassment throughout the organization. This is something that drew the attention of the United States Congress last year, which demanded documentation of the NFL’s independent investigation into the issue, which resulted in a ten-million-dollar fine for the Commanders.
In addition to this, this year, in February, another accusation fell on Snyder after a former team cheerleader, Tiffani Johnston, denounced that he tried to go overboard with her on a couple of occasions.
Similarly, it was unofficially known that Snyder is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and the Virginia attorney general after allegations of financial irregularities were revealed in a congressional committee investigation.
According to the investigation, Daniel Snyder’s team employed two accounting systems, presumably to safeguard money from other NFL owners with whom Snyder is associated as part of league-wide revenue sharing, despite the fact that ticket distribution in the circuit is equitable.
To remove Snyder from his position, 75 percent of the votes are required, which means that 24 of the remaining 31 owners must vote in favor of the motion.
Lack of transparency is Daniel Snyder’s friend
Although the situation of Daniel Snyder is quite delicate, the man who acquired the franchise from Washington in 1999 for 800 million dollars, has something in his favor.
For many owners, the lack of transparency in the investigation carried out by the NFL and attorney Beth Wilkinson, who was only asked for an oral and not a written report on the case that resulted in the Commanders being fined $10 million, is the cornerstone in deciding whether to vote for or against Snyder.
For this reason, the investigation carried out by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, led by lawyer Mary Jo White, on all the cases that revolve around Snyder is of the utmost importance. This could be the one that defines the manager’s future in the NFL and in Washington.
