Bears fans over the years have had their gripes about the McCaskeys, the family that owns Chicago’s beloved, storied football franchise. Many fans never forgave George Halas’ grandson, Michael McCaskey, for firing Da Coach, Mike Ditka. There’ve been perennial complaints about McCaskey family stinginess, icy December Sundays at a dome-less Soldier Field, and hiring decisions like the one that gave us former GM Ryan Pace, the culprit behind the Mitch Trubisky draft dud.
At least, however, Bears fans can take solace in this. Their team isn’t owned by Dan Snyder.
Fortunately for football fans in the nation’s capital, the Washington Commanders will no longer belong to Snyder, who bought the team in 1999 and became one of the NFL’s most controversial owners. Snyder has agreed to sell the team for a record $6 billion to a group led by Josh Harris, an owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball franchise and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.
