The Washington Commanders wasted no time responding to Colts owner Jim Irsay Tuesday.
“It is unfortunate that Mr. Irsay decided to go public with his statement today, while an investigation is in process, and the team had no opportunity to formally respond to the allegations,” a Commanders spokesperson said.
Here’s the full statement, courtesy of Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post.
Statement from a Commanders spokesperson regarding Jim Irsay's comment that he believes Dan Snyder should be removed as owner of the team: pic.twitter.com/qs7tXzckwR
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 18, 2022
It had already been made public that officially nothing was scheduled for Tuesday’s owner’s meeting involving the matter of Daniel Snyder as the owner of the Washington Commanders.
However, there was to be an owners-only session Tuesday afternoon. It was believed that the NFL owners have reached the point that they at least must unofficially discuss Snyder’s ownership of the Washington Commanders.
Irsay today had declared, “I believe there is merit to removing him as owner.”
“I just think that once owners talk amongst each other, they’ll arrive to the right decision,” Irsay stated. “My belief is that, unfortunately, I believe that that’s the road we probably need to go down, and we just need to finish the investigation. But it’s gravely concerning to me, the things that have occurred there over the last 20 years.”
Irsay reminded his audience that it is the NFL owners who are to be responsible to address this issue responsibly. “I think serious consideration has to be given to the removal and we have complete authority to do that.”
Mr. Snyder has been and remains the subject of two investigations. One is by the NFL itself, and the other is being conducted by the U.S. Congress Committee of Oversight and Reform.
