The Washington Commanders are poised to begin what they hope will be a cleansing and prosperous new era with Josh Harris’s purchase of the franchise from Daniel Snyder set to be approved Thursday by NFL team owners.
by the team and Snyder in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission. The Commanders denied the allegations.that Snyder sexually assaulted her during a flight on his private plane in April 2009. Later that year, the team agreed to pay the employee, whom it fired, $1.6 million in a confidential settlement. In a 2020 court filing, Snyder called the woman’s claims “meritless.
Harris takes control of the team just before the Commanders will open their training camp next week. He is expected to retain Jason Wrightand to keep the franchise’s business and football staffs basically intact, at least initially. But while Harris and his investment partners take some time to evaluate staffers and the team’s operations, they plan to jump immediately into the task of attempting to repair the franchise’s relationship with its fan base.
Harris is expected to make public comments Thursday after the sale is approved. He is to be in the D.C. area Friday and is expected to participate in a news conference as part of a fan event at FedEx Field.
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