The announcement that Daniel Snyder would consider the potential sale of the Washington Commanders comes after 2½ years of controversy and multiple probes into the franchise's culture and conduct.
to buy out the partners, which put the entirety of the franchise in his hands.
The fallout from Wilkinson’s investigation arrived months later, nearly a year after it began. On July 2, 2021,and, while not officially suspending Snyder, said his wife, Tanya Snyder, would assume control of the franchise. The league did not release Wilkinson’s report, instead offering a summary, a decision that drew widespread criticism and continues to reverberate.
“The culture of the club was very toxic and fell far short of the NFL’s values,” said Lisa Friel, the league’s special counsel for investigations.In response to the league’s decision not to release the full findings of Wilkinson’s investigation, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in October 2021 opened an investigation into the team’s workplace culture in part to pressure the NFL to make the findings public.
That same month, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times published excerpts from emails then-Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden sent to Allen in 2011 that. The emails had been part of the trove of documents the NFL reviewed as part of its investigation. Many within the league suspected Snyder or someone in his employ had leaked them, which Tanya Snyder reportedly denied to fellow owners at a league meeting.
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