Daniel Snyder could indeed again be in big trouble.
On Saturday night, A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports reported Congress is not only looking into the accusations of inappropriate behavior by Snyder toward Tiffani Johnston but also digging into a new accusation that the Commanders withheld funds the NFL had arranged to be surrendered to the visiting-team pool.
Washington fans have experienced several times over the last few years where bad news was reported on Snyder, their hopes spiked that he would be removed as owner, only to be disappointed yet again.
But this time, it looks as if other NFL owners “MIGHT” have been shorted ticket receipts the NFL arrangement says is rightfully theirs. “Might” because this is so early in this story’s path, Washington Wire doesn’t want to be premature.
However, “if” this is the case, has Dan Snyder lost enough of the trust of his fellow NFL owners? Might that be the beginning of the end of their working relationship?
Goodell will protect Dan Snyder as long as he can – it’s part of his role – but he can’t protect him from other owners.
Goodell’s job is been to build and act on consensus; if consensus among his constituency (all owners) is that Snyder is bad for business, he will move on that.— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) April 3, 2022
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk was rather direct Sunday posting, “His (Snyder) partners have protected him when it comes to the investigation regarding workplace misconduct because, indirectly, they are protecting themselves from having similar allegations threaten the hold on their franchises. If it can be proven that he has been picking his partners’ pockets, his partners quite likely will be kicking his ass out of the house.”
A major concern for me at this point is Snyder, having built a reputation for being litigious, might NFL owners determine it appropriate to punish the Commanders via salary cap reductions, lost draft choices and who knows what else?
That would permit owners to keep Snyder, avoiding a litigious mess on their hands, yet be the worst possible news for current business and football staff, coaches, players, and yes, true fans. It would serve to punish many others innocent in this, while also leaving Snyder as the owner.
I can already envision the other three NFC East owners voting for such a proposal for competitive reasons. Personally, I am already dreading that possibility, as it would be most unfair to most of us.
After completing this story, I see my friend Mark Tyler of “Hogs Haven” had also tweeted the same concern a couple of hours earlier.
Here’s where I get a bit nervous…
What happens if Rodger comes down hard on Dan, but not hard enough to remove him from owning the Commanders.
Say we get fines imposed, lose cap money and draft picks – AND ARE STILL STUCK WITH HIM AS OWNER!
This is what I legit fear as a fan
— Mark Tyler(Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) April 3, 2022