Daniel Snyder bought the then-Washington Redskins in May, 1999, and it seems that he’s been embroiled in controversy ever since. The franchise has made the playoffs just six times under Snyder’s ownership, he’s frequently been over-involved in player moves, he waited far too long and far too defiantly to change the team’s racist nickname (put forth by original owner George Preston Marshall, one of the most racist individuals in pro football history), and he’s been a pointman in the franchise’s toxic workplace, rife with sexual harassment.
What may have pushed Snyder’s fellow owners over the edge is a recent finding from the House Oversight Committee in which it was speculated that Snyder might have withheld or concealed ticket revenue and related funds as part of “a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct.” Snyder was said to have withheld up to $5 million in refundable ticket deposits owed to fans and corporations.
According to USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, there is increasing frustration among those other owners regarding Snyder — one owner told Bell under the condition of anonymity that “we are counting votes.”
