Just when you thought you understood where things stand with Washington Commanders Daniel Snyder, ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. unleashed his mega-lengthy story.
Tuesday morning Van Natta’s detailed report broke on ESPN.com, shedding light on the break up of Snyder and his minority owners.
Of course, there were many passionate reactions on Twitter. Several of which I saw that I simply can’t and won’t copy and paste because we at Commanders Wire have no desire to be inappropriate or unnecessarily mean-spirited. No, we simply want to attempt to be sorting out what appears to be an even much bigger mess than we previously imagined.
Here are some of the reactions after the latest Snyder bombshell.
Melanie Coburn
The @sallyjenkinswa1 never disappoints. You reap what you sow. 🔪 #ReleaseTheReport https://t.co/3cAX64qr7a
— Melanie Coburn (@melanietc) February 28, 2023
Dan Nowicki, The Arizona Republic's national politics editor.
"What we know: Making sense of the latest bombshell reports on Commanders owner Daniel Snyder." (via @usatodaysports) https://t.co/Xx5baQIf1v
— Dan Nowicki (@dannowicki) March 1, 2023
Brian McCarthy, NFL PR
UPDATE: Statement from @NFLprguy to @_MLFootball regarding ESPN’s story on Daniel Snyder, the 55 million dollar loan, and the #NFL’s approval etc.:
The parties had a series of disputes, which were certified to the Commissioner for arbitration as required by league rules. The… https://t.co/E64Fbx87K6— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) February 28, 2023
Pro Football Talk
Secret loan becomes focus of federal probe of Commanders. https://t.co/efTiLZVzdg
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 28, 2023
Disco, DC native, Commanders fan
Dan Snyder will be gone soon enough, and we shall dance.
— Disco (@discoque5) February 28, 2023
Al Galdi, The Al Galdi Podcast, Former 980 Show host
As wild & confusing & tedious as all of the recent Dan Snyder/#Commanders-sale reports have been, the bottom line is that him selling appears as real as ever. His cash-flow problem is massive. The other NFL owners want him out. And the financial scandal has turned ultra-serious.
— Al Galdi (@AlGaldi) February 28, 2023
Eric Nathan, Barstool sports
Right now it looks like Dan Snyder is either going to:
A) Sell the team that he loves so much to his sworn enemy Jeff Bezos
or
B) Get voted out by the other NFL owners…and then watch it get sold to Bezos.Either way he will leave pathetic and disgraced. A true shame.
— Eric Nathan (@BarstoolNate) February 28, 2023
JP Finlay quoting Brian Mitchell 106.7 the Fan
Strong words from @BMitchliveNBCS after bombshell report on Dan Snyder secret $55 million loan: "Last Thursday there was so much excitement about the hiring of Eric Bieniemy. Now it's only Tuesday and that's all gone. They always do this, erase the good with some smut."
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 28, 2023
Heather Dinich, ESPN Sr Writer, CFB
I will never in my life understand how nobody in the @NFL has been man enough to stand up to Dan Snyder. He is a disgrace to the league, the city and the team he represents, and everyone who has continued to enable him along the way continues to pay the price.
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) February 28, 2023
Washington Commanders response to reporting by Don van Natta
I also received a statement from a Washington Commanders spokesperson on today’s ESPN report on Dan Snyder’s disputed $55 million dollar loan. pic.twitter.com/RpkZQtMmnB
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) February 28, 2023