The worst possible scenario for Washington Commanders fans is Daniel Snyder remaining the owner of the team. While that appears highly unlikely, a new report from The Washington Post early Thursday morning says that legal issues could “threaten to complicate the approval and closing” of Snyder’s sale to a group led by Josh Harris, per Mark Maske and Nicki Jhabvala.
The Washington Post reported that it was uncertain if the complications would impact the NFL’s plans next week to approve the sale from Snyder to the Harris group.
The complications, or at least part of the issue, are related to the leak of the Jon Gruden emails in 2021 that led to his resignation as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Apparently, the complications aren’t minor.
That person described the complications as “significant” and “not just some small snag,” expressing the view that the issues could delay the owners’ approval of the sale and the closing of the deal if they’re not resolved. But the person also left open the possibility that Snyder and his attorneys merely are attempting to extract last-minute concessions from the NFL on legal indemnification related to Gruden’s lawsuit against the league, and the issues will be resolved in time for the owners to ratify the deal as expected next Thursday.
